#BD8A2E#BD8A2E
#BD8A2E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.122 H 78.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.95, 10.88, 54.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.95, 55.16, 78.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% 0.0251 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.122 78.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5700, 29.1955, 6.6095) |
| Luminance | 0.2919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.20
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.31
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.40
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.45
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A2E #2E61BD
analogous
#BD422E #BD8A2E #A8BD2E
triadic
#BD8A2E #2EBD8A #8A2EBD
tetradic
#BD8A2E #2EBD42 #2E61BD #BD2EA8
square
#BD8A2E #2EBD42 #2E61BD #BD2EA8
split-complementary
#BD8A2E #2EA8BD #422EBD
monochromatic
#5B4216 #8C6622 #BD8A2E #D5A753 #E1C084
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#BD8A2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#BD8A2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A2E
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A2E | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8C20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9832
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE7C78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.122 78.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ac6d',
500: '#bd8a2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a2e; $custom-light: #d6ac6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.601,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66739,
"c": 0.12166,
"h": 78.1
},
"luminance": 0.29193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A2E
secondary
#7C98CA
accent
#7DE444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A