#BD7251#BD7251

#BD7251 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.106 H 44.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD7251
RGB	rgb(189, 114, 81)
HSL	hsl(18, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(18, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 57.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, 26.29, 30.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 40.44, 49.45°)
OKLab	oklab(62.65% 0.0761 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(62.65% 0.106 44.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4907, 23.4502, 10.8089)
Luminance	0.2345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD7251 #519CBD

analogous

#BD5166 #BD7251 #BDA851

triadic

#BD7251 #51BD72 #7251BD

tetradic

#BD7251 #66BD51 #519CBD #A851BD

square

#BD7251 #66BD51 #519CBD #A851BD

split-complementary

#BD7251 #51BDA8 #5166BD

monochromatic

#6B3D29 #975639 #BD7251 #CE967D #DFBAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#BD7251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#BD7251 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD7251

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD7251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD7251	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#867B4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988B50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD656A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd7251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 114, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.106 44.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d59b82',
    500: '#bd7251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd7251;
$custom-light: #d59b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd7251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62651,
    "c": 0.10599,
    "h": 44.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD7251

secondary

#9EBECC

accent

#ADD553

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FBF2EF

border

#D4CCCA

text

#150E0A

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD7251

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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