#BD6E4E#BD6E4E
#BD6E4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.111 H 42.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 58.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.58, 28.24, 31.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.58, 42.08, 47.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.9% 0.0815 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.111 42.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9394, 22.5235, 10.0823) |
| Luminance | 0.2252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.32
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.53
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.66
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.52
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.69
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6E4E #4E9DBD
analogous
#BD4E66 #BD6E4E #BDA54E
triadic
#BD6E4E #4EBD6E #6E4EBD
tetradic
#BD6E4E #66BD4E #4E9DBD #A54EBD
square
#BD6E4E #66BD4E #4E9DBD #A54EBD
split-complementary
#BD6E4E #4EBDA5 #4E66BD
monochromatic
#693A27 #965338 #BD6E4E #CE937B #DEB7A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#BD6E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#BD6E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6E4E
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6E4E | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83784B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD6066
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.111 42.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59880',
500: '#bd6e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6e4e; $custom-light: #d59880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.297,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61902,
"c": 0.11052,
"h": 42.5
},
"luminance": 0.22521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6E4E
secondary
#9BBECC
accent
#B0D552
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C