#BD7C21#BD7C21
#BD7C21 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.128 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7C21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 124, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 83%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.4%, 82.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.41, 18.12, 55.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.41, 58.63, 72.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.95% 0.0447 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.95% 0.128 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4707, 25.3466, 4.8315) |
| Luminance | 0.2534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 3.82
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.34
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.78
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.13
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 5.34
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7C21 #2162BD
analogous
#BD2E21 #BD7C21 #B0BD21
triadic
#BD7C21 #21BD7C #7C21BD
tetradic
#BD7C21 #21BD2E #2162BD #BD21B0
square
#BD7C21 #21BD2E #2162BD #BD21B0
split-complementary
#BD7C21 #21B0BD #2E21BD
monochromatic
#55380F #895A18 #BD7C21 #DD9B3E #E6B672
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#BD7C21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.07
#BD7C21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7C21
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7C21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7C21 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92810E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19024
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF6C6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7c21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 124, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.128 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7a265',
500: '#bd7c21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7c21; $custom-light: #d7a265; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7c21",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 124,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35,
"s": 70.27,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6395,
"c": 0.1277,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.25344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7C21
secondary
#6D95CD
accent
#85ED3B
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160F06
muted
#847E7A