#BD6137#BD6137
#BD6137 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.131 H 43.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6137 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 97, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.44, 33.71, 40.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.44, 52.31, 49.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.4% 0.0944 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.131 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9529, 19.6471, 6.0392) |
| Luminance | 0.1964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.67
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.07
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.01
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6137 #3793BD
analogous
#BD3750 #BD6137 #BDA437
triadic
#BD6137 #37BD61 #6137BD
tetradic
#BD6137 #50BD37 #3793BD #A437BD
square
#BD6137 #50BD37 #3793BD #A437BD
split-complementary
#BD6137 #37BDA4 #3750BD
monochromatic
#5E301B #8E4929 #BD6137 #D18460 #DFA890
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#BD6137 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#BD6137 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6137
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6137 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6137 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918235
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4E58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6137; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 97, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.131 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78f6f',
500: '#bd6137',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6137; $custom-light: #d78f6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6137",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 97,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.806,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59397,
"c": 0.13096,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.19644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6137
secondary
#86B4C9
accent
#B0DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A