#BD7B37#BD7B37
#BD7B37 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.117 H 63.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 123, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.33, 19.60, 46.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.33, 50.38, 67.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.94% 0.052 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.94% 0.117 63.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7610, 25.2632, 6.9753) |
| Luminance | 0.2526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.87
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 3.53
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 3.88
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.03
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.16
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7B37 #3779BD
analogous
#BD3837 #BD7B37 #BCBD37
triadic
#BD7B37 #37BD7B #7B37BD
tetradic
#BD7B37 #37BD38 #3779BD #BD37BC
square
#BD7B37 #37BD38 #3779BD #BD37BC
split-complementary
#BD7B37 #37BCBD #3837BD
monochromatic
#5E3D1B #8E5C29 #BD7B37 #D19960 #DFB890
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#BD7B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#BD7B37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7B37
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7B37 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90812F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE6C6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 123, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.117 63.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6a171',
500: '#bd7b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7b37; $custom-light: #d6a171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 123,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.448,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63939,
"c": 0.11673,
"h": 63.6
},
"luminance": 0.25261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7B37
secondary
#86A7C9
accent
#93DE4A
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150F08
muted
#837E7B