#BD6D4E#BD6D4E
#BD6D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.111 H 41.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 58.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.35, 28.78, 30.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.35, 42.24, 47.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.73% 0.0832 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.73% 0.111 41.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8321, 22.3089, 10.0466) |
| Luminance | 0.2231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.56
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.56
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6D4E #4E9EBD
analogous
#BD4E66 #BD6D4E #BDA54E
triadic
#BD6D4E #4EBD6D #6D4EBD
tetradic
#BD6D4E #66BD4E #4E9EBD #A54EBD
square
#BD6D4E #66BD4E #4E9EBD #A54EBD
split-complementary
#BD6D4E #4EBDA5 #4E66BD
monochromatic
#693A27 #965238 #BD6D4E #CE927B #DEB7A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#BD6D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#BD6D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6D4E
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6D4E | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.46 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82774B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95894D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.111 41.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59880',
500: '#bd6d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6d4e; $custom-light: #d59880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.757,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61729,
"c": 0.11133,
"h": 41.7
},
"luminance": 0.22306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6D4E
secondary
#9BBECC
accent
#B1D552
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C