#BD8C32#BD8C32

#BD8C32 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.120 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8C32
RGB	rgb(189, 140, 50)
HSL	hsl(39, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(39, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 73.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, 9.96, 52.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 53.87, 79.35°)
OKLab	oklab(67.17% 0.023 0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(67.17% 0.12 78.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.9421, 29.8076, 7.1408)
Luminance	0.2980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8C32 #3263BD

analogous

#BD4732 #BD8C32 #A9BD32

triadic

#BD8C32 #32BD8C #8C32BD

tetradic

#BD8C32 #32BD47 #3263BD #BD32A9

square

#BD8C32 #32BD47 #3263BD #BD32A9

split-complementary

#BD8C32 #32A9BD #4732BD

monochromatic

#5C4418 #8D6825 #BD8C32 #D3A859 #E0C189

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#BD8C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#BD8C32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8C32

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8C32	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9F8D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AB9935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD7E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 140, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.120 78.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5ad6f',
    500: '#bd8c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8c32;
$custom-light: #d5ad6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.849,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67166,
    "c": 0.11969,
    "h": 78.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8C32

secondary

#819BCA

accent

#7DE146

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FBF4EC

border

#D4CEC7

text

#151008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8C32

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

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