#BD6D40#BD6D40
#BD6D40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.118 H 48.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 109, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 66.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.16, 27.80, 38.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.16, 47.36, 54.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.52% 0.078 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.52% 0.118 48.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3825, 22.1291, 7.6788) |
| Luminance | 0.2213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.67
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.99
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.41
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.79
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6D40 #4090BD
analogous
#BD4052 #BD6D40 #BDAC40
triadic
#BD6D40 #40BD6D #6D40BD
tetradic
#BD6D40 #52BD40 #4090BD #AC40BD
square
#BD6D40 #52BD40 #4090BD #AC40BD
split-complementary
#BD6D40 #40BDAC #4052BD
monochromatic
#623821 #8F5331 #BD6D40 #CD906D #DDB29A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#BD6D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#BD6D40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6D40
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6D40 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83773C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96883F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 109, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.118 48.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69776',
500: '#bd6d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6d40; $custom-light: #d69776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 109,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.6,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61522,
"c": 0.1181,
"h": 48.7
},
"luminance": 0.22126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6D40
secondary
#90B4C9
accent
#A7D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B