#BD6237#BD6237
#BD6237 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.130 H 44.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 98, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.65, 33.18, 40.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.65, 52.15, 50.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.56% 0.0928 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.56% 0.13 44.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0459, 19.8330, 6.0702) |
| Luminance | 0.1983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.85
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.40
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.10
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.89
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6237 #3792BD
analogous
#BD374F #BD6237 #BDA537
triadic
#BD6237 #37BD62 #6237BD
tetradic
#BD6237 #4FBD37 #3792BD #A537BD
square
#BD6237 #4FBD37 #3792BD #A537BD
split-complementary
#BD6237 #37BDA5 #374FBD
monochromatic
#5E311B #8E4929 #BD6237 #D18460 #DFA990
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#BD6237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#BD6237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6237
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6237 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918336
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF5058
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 98, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.130 44.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d79070',
500: '#bd6237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6237; $custom-light: #d79070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6237",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 98,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.254,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59559,
"c": 0.13016,
"h": 44.5
},
"luminance": 0.1983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6237
secondary
#86B4C9
accent
#AFDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847D7A