#BD7B21#BD7B21
#BD7B21 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.128 H 68.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7B21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 123, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 83%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 82.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.17, 18.67, 55.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.17, 58.61, 71.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% 0.0463 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.128 68.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3460, 25.0973, 4.7900) |
| Luminance | 0.2510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 3.52
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.59
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.61
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.92
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.98
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7B21 #2163BD
analogous
#BD2D21 #BD7B21 #B1BD21
triadic
#BD7B21 #21BD7B #7B21BD
tetradic
#BD7B21 #21BD2D #2163BD #BD21B1
square
#BD7B21 #21BD2D #2163BD #BD21B1
split-complementary
#BD7B21 #21B1BD #2D21BD
monochromatic
#55370F #895918 #BD7B21 #DD9A3E #E6B572
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#BD7B21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#BD7B21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7B21
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7B21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7B21 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91800E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF6B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7b21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 123, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.128 68.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7a165',
500: '#bd7b21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7b21; $custom-light: #d7a165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7b21",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 123,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.615,
"s": 70.27,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63763,
"c": 0.12783,
"h": 68.8
},
"luminance": 0.25095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7B21
secondary
#6D95CD
accent
#86ED3B
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160E06
muted
#847E7A