#BD7255#BD7255
#BD7255 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.104 H 41.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 114, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 55%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 26.63, 28.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 39.05, 47.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% 0.0776 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.104 41.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6452, 23.5120, 11.6222) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.73
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.91
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.26
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.51
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7255 #55A0BD
analogous
#BD556C #BD7255 #BDA655
triadic
#BD7255 #55BD72 #7255BD
tetradic
#BD7255 #6CBD55 #55A0BD #A655BD
square
#BD7255 #6CBD55 #55A0BD #A655BD
split-complementary
#BD7255 #55BDA6 #556CBD
monochromatic
#6D3D2A #99563C #BD7255 #CE9781 #DFBBAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#BD7255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#BD7255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7255
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7255 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857B53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD656B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 114, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.104 41.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59b85',
500: '#bd7255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7255; $custom-light: #d59b85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7255",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 114,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.731,
"s": 44.068,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6272,
"c": 0.10403,
"h": 41.7
},
"luminance": 0.23509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7255
secondary
#A1C1CD
accent
#B0D454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C