#BD7B59#BD7B59
#BD7B59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.096 H 47.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 123, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 52.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.76, 22.03, 29.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.76, 36.50, 52.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.41% 0.0642 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.41% 0.096 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8742, 25.7085, 12.8381) |
| Luminance | 0.2571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.94
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.17
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.61
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7B59 #599BBD
analogous
#BD5969 #BD7B59 #BDAD59
triadic
#BD7B59 #59BD7B #7B59BD
tetradic
#BD7B59 #69BD59 #599BBD #AD59BD
square
#BD7B59 #69BD59 #599BBD #AD59BD
split-complementary
#BD7B59 #59BDAD #5969BD
monochromatic
#6F432C #9B5D3E #BD7B59 #CE9E85 #E0C1B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#BD7B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#BD7B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7B59
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7B59 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9059
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6F72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 123, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.096 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a188',
500: '#bd7b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7b59; $custom-light: #d4a188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 123,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.4,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64409,
"c": 0.09553,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.25706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7B59
secondary
#A4C0CE
accent
#A8D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#150F0B
muted
#837E7C