#BD8A4A#BD8A4A
#BD8A4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.102 H 70.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 60.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.21, 12.51, 41.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.21, 43.20, 73.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.03% 0.0337 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.03% 0.102 70.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3126, 29.4925, 10.5207) |
| Luminance | 0.2949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.16
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.81
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.75
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.18
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.35
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A4A #4A7DBD
analogous
#BD514A #BD8A4A #B7BD4A
triadic
#BD8A4A #4ABD8A #8A4ABD
tetradic
#BD8A4A #4ABD51 #4A7DBD #BD4AB7
square
#BD8A4A #4ABD51 #4A7DBD #BD4AB7
split-complementary
#BD8A4A #4AB7BD #514ABD
monochromatic
#674A26 #946A36 #BD8A4A #CDA777 #DEC4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BD8A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#BD8A4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A4A
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A4A | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8D44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8994B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7D7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.102 70.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac7e',
500: '#bd8a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a4a; $custom-light: #d4ac7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.391,
"s": 46.559,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67026,
"c": 0.10229,
"h": 70.7
},
"luminance": 0.2949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A4A
secondary
#98AFCB
accent
#8CD652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C