#BD6E42#BD6E42
#BD6E42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.116 H 48.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 110, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 65.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.41, 27.38, 37.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.41, 46.49, 53.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.72% 0.077 0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.72% 0.116 48.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5477, 22.3669, 8.0197) |
| Luminance | 0.2236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.52
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.82
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.50
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.59
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.75
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6E42 #4291BD
analogous
#BD4254 #BD6E42 #BDAB42
triadic
#BD6E42 #42BD6E #6E42BD
tetradic
#BD6E42 #54BD42 #4291BD #AB42BD
square
#BD6E42 #54BD42 #4291BD #AB42BD
split-complementary
#BD6E42 #42BDAB #4254BD
monochromatic
#623922 #905432 #BD6E42 #CD916F #DDB49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#BD6E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#BD6E42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6E42
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6E42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6E42 | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84783E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5F64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6e42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 110, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.116 48.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69878',
500: '#bd6e42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6e42; $custom-light: #d69878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6e42",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 110,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.463,
"s": 48.235,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61723,
"c": 0.11643,
"h": 48.6
},
"luminance": 0.22364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6E42
secondary
#92B5C9
accent
#A7D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B