#BD6F40#BD6F40
#BD6F40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.117 H 50.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 111, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 66.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.62, 26.71, 38.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.62, 47.16, 55.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.87% 0.0747 0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.87% 0.117 50.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5983, 22.5607, 7.7507) |
| Luminance | 0.2256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.46
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.86
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.54
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.04
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.22
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6F40 #408EBD
analogous
#BD4050 #BD6F40 #BDAE40
triadic
#BD6F40 #40BD6F #6F40BD
tetradic
#BD6F40 #50BD40 #408EBD #AE40BD
square
#BD6F40 #50BD40 #408EBD #AE40BD
split-complementary
#BD6F40 #40BDAE #4050BD
monochromatic
#623921 #8F5431 #BD6F40 #CD916D #DDB39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#BD6F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.51
#BD6F40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6F40
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6F40 | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85783B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988940
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5F64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 111, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.117 50.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69976',
500: '#bd6f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6f40; $custom-light: #d69976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 111,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.56,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61871,
"c": 0.11683,
"h": 50.3
},
"luminance": 0.22558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6F40
secondary
#90B3C9
accent
#A5D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E08
muted
#837E7B