#BD8A4D#BD8A4D
#BD8A4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.100 H 69.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 59.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.25, 12.73, 39.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.25, 41.84, 72.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.07% 0.0348 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.07% 0.1 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4161, 29.5339, 11.0657) |
| Luminance | 0.2953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.05
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.05
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.43
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.03
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.08
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A4D #4D80BD
analogous
#BD524D #BD8A4D #B8BD4D
triadic
#BD8A4D #4DBD8A #8A4DBD
tetradic
#BD8A4D #4DBD52 #4D80BD #BD4DB8
square
#BD8A4D #4DBD52 #4D80BD #BD4DB8
split-complementary
#BD8A4D #4DB8BD #524DBD
monochromatic
#694B27 #956B37 #BD8A4D #CEA77A #DEC5A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BD8A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#BD8A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A4D
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A4D | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8D47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7994E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7E7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.100 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ac80',
500: '#bd8a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a4d; $custom-light: #d4ac80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.679,
"s": 45.902,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67066,
"c": 0.09992,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.29532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A4D
secondary
#9AB1CB
accent
#8ED652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C