#BD6A23#BD6A23
#BD6A23 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.133 H 56.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6A23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 106, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 81.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.22, 28.04, 51.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.22, 58.42, 61.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.71% 0.0742 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.71% 0.133 56.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4461, 21.2512, 4.2990) |
| Luminance | 0.2125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 2.90
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.10
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.44
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 3.73
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.95
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6A23 #2376BD
analogous
#BD2329 #BD6A23 #BDB723
triadic
#BD6A23 #23BD6A #6A23BD
tetradic
#BD6A23 #29BD23 #2376BD #B723BD
square
#BD6A23 #29BD23 #2376BD #B723BD
split-complementary
#BD6A23 #23BDB7 #2329BD
monochromatic
#563010 #894D19 #BD6A23 #DC8941 #E5A975
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#BD6A23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#BD6A23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6A23
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6A23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6A23 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968623
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF585C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6a23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 106, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.133 56.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d79564',
500: '#bd6a23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6a23; $custom-light: #d79564; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6a23",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 106,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.662,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60713,
"c": 0.1329,
"h": 56.1
},
"luminance": 0.21248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6A23
secondary
#6FA2CD
accent
#9BEC3C
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160D06
muted
#847E7A