#BD8D32#BD8D32
#BD8D32 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.120 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8D32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 141, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 74%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 73.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, 9.41, 53.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 54.03, 79.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.36% 0.0214 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.36% 0.12 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0889, 30.1012, 7.1897) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.49
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.29
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.84
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8D32 #3262BD
analogous
#BD4832 #BD8D32 #A7BD32
triadic
#BD8D32 #32BD8D #8D32BD
tetradic
#BD8D32 #32BD48 #3262BD #BD32A7
square
#BD8D32 #32BD48 #3262BD #BD32A7
split-complementary
#BD8D32 #32A7BD #4832BD
monochromatic
#5C4518 #8D6925 #BD8D32 #D3A959 #E0C289
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BD8D32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#BD8D32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8D32
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8D32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8D32 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08E25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8d32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 141, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.120 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae70',
500: '#bd8d32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8d32; $custom-light: #d5ae70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8d32",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 141,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.281,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67365,
"c": 0.11993,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.30099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8D32
secondary
#819ACA
accent
#7CE146
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B