#BD6F42#BD6F42
#BD6F42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.116 H 49.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6F42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 111, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 65.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.64, 26.84, 37.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.64, 46.39, 54.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.9% 0.0754 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.116 49.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6562, 22.5839, 8.0558) |
| Luminance | 0.2258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.10
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.23
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6F42 #4290BD
analogous
#BD4253 #BD6F42 #BDAC42
triadic
#BD6F42 #42BD6F #6F42BD
tetradic
#BD6F42 #53BD42 #4290BD #AC42BD
square
#BD6F42 #53BD42 #4290BD #AC42BD
split-complementary
#BD6F42 #42BDAC #4253BD
monochromatic
#623A22 #905432 #BD6F42 #CD926F #DDB49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#BD6F42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#BD6F42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6F42
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6F42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6F42 | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85783E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE6065
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6f42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 111, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.116 49.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69978',
500: '#bd6f42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6f42; $custom-light: #d69978; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6f42",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 111,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.951,
"s": 48.235,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61897,
"c": 0.11579,
"h": 49.4
},
"luminance": 0.22581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6F42
secondary
#92B5C9
accent
#A6D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B