#BD5E3C#BD5E3C
#BD5E3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.132 H 39.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 94, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 68.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.87, 35.55, 36.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.87, 51.08, 45.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.98% 0.1009 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.98% 0.132 39.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8069, 19.1535, 6.6121) |
| Luminance | 0.1915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.63
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.16
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.29
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.41
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5E3C #3C9BBD
analogous
#BD3C5B #BD5E3C #BD9F3C
triadic
#BD5E3C #3CBD5E #5E3CBD
tetradic
#BD5E3C #5BBD3C #3C9BBD #9F3CBD
square
#BD5E3C #5BBD3C #3C9BBD #9F3CBD
split-complementary
#BD5E3C #3CBD9F #3C5BBD
monochromatic
#60301F #8F472D #BD5E3C #CF8367 #DEA996
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#BD5E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#BD5E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5E3C
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5E3C | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F813A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 94, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.132 39.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78d73',
500: '#bd5e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5e3c; $custom-light: #d78d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 94,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.814,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5898,
"c": 0.1316,
"h": 39.9
},
"luminance": 0.1915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5E3C
secondary
#8CB9C9
accent
#B6DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B