#BD8A4B#BD8A4B
#BD8A4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.102 H 70.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 60.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.23, 12.58, 40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.23, 42.75, 72.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.04% 0.0341 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.04% 0.102 70.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3466, 29.5061, 10.6995) |
| Luminance | 0.2950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.10
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.87
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.64
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.12
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.25
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A4B #4B7EBD
analogous
#BD514B #BD8A4B #B7BD4B
triadic
#BD8A4B #4BBD8A #8A4BBD
tetradic
#BD8A4B #4BBD51 #4B7EBD #BD4BB7
square
#BD8A4B #4BBD51 #4B7EBD #BD4BB7
split-complementary
#BD8A4B #4BB7BD #514BBD
monochromatic
#684A26 #946A36 #BD8A4B #CDA778 #DEC4A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BD8A4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#BD8A4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A4B
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A4B | 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)
#9C8D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8994C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.102 70.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac7f',
500: '#bd8a4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a4b; $custom-light: #d4ac7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.158,
"s": 46.341,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67039,
"c": 0.1015,
"h": 70.4
},
"luminance": 0.29504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A4B
secondary
#99AFCB
accent
#8DD652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C