#BD6540#BD6540
#BD6540 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.124 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 101, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.6%, 66.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.40, 32.10, 36.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.40, 48.45, 48.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.17% 0.0911 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.17% 0.124 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5676, 20.4993, 7.4071) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.13
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.81
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.70
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6540 #4098BD
analogous
#BD405A #BD6540 #BDA440
triadic
#BD6540 #40BD65 #6540BD
tetradic
#BD6540 #5ABD40 #4098BD #A440BD
square
#BD6540 #5ABD40 #4098BD #A440BD
split-complementary
#BD6540 #40BDA4 #405ABD
monochromatic
#623421 #8F4D31 #BD6540 #CD896D #DDAE9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#BD6540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#BD6540 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6540
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6540 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D713C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE545C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 101, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.124 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69276',
500: '#bd6540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6540; $custom-light: #d69276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6540",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 101,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.76,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60166,
"c": 0.12404,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.20496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6540
secondary
#90B8C9
accent
#B0D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B