#BD8934#BD8934

#BD8934 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.118 H 76.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8934
RGB	rgb(189, 137, 52)
HSL	hsl(37, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(37, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 72.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.75, 11.71, 51.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.75, 52.66, 77.15°)
OKLab	oklab(66.59% 0.0283 0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(66.59% 0.118 76.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.5538, 28.9605, 7.2289)
Luminance	0.2896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8934 #3468BD

analogous

#BD4434 #BD8934 #ADBD34

triadic

#BD8934 #34BD89 #8934BD

tetradic

#BD8934 #34BD44 #3468BD #BD34AD

square

#BD8934 #34BD44 #3468BD #BD34AD

split-complementary

#BD8934 #34ADBD #4434BD

monochromatic

#5D431A #8D6627 #BD8934 #D2A55C #DFC08C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#BD8934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#BD8934 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8934

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8934	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9C8B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A99837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD7B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 137, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.118 76.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5ab70',
    500: '#bd8934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8934;
$custom-light: #d5ab70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.226,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66591,
    "c": 0.1179,
    "h": 76.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8934

secondary

#839ECA

accent

#82E048

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#151008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8934

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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