#BD6B23#BD6B23
#BD6B23 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.132 H 56.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 107, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 81.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.45, 27.50, 51.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.45, 58.34, 61.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.89% 0.0726 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.89% 0.132 56.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5497, 21.4585, 4.3335) |
| Luminance | 0.2146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 2.92
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.13
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.48
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 3.56
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.69
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6B23 #2375BD
analogous
#BD2328 #BD6B23 #BDB823
triadic
#BD6B23 #23BD6B #6B23BD
tetradic
#BD6B23 #28BD23 #2375BD #B823BD
square
#BD6B23 #28BD23 #2375BD #B823BD
split-complementary
#BD6B23 #23BDB8 #2328BD
monochromatic
#563110 #894E19 #BD6B23 #DC8A41 #E5AA75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#BD6B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#BD6B23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6B23
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6B23 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978723
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF595D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 107, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.132 56.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d79664',
500: '#bd6b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6b23; $custom-light: #d79664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 107,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.052,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60886,
"c": 0.13239,
"h": 56.7
},
"luminance": 0.21456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6B23
secondary
#6FA1CD
accent
#9AEC3C
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160D06
muted
#847E7A