#BD8D34#BD8D34
#BD8D34 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.119 H 79.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8D34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 141, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 72.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.76, 9.51, 52.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.76, 53.22, 79.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.38% 0.0219 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.38% 0.119 79.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1330, 30.1189, 7.4219) |
| Luminance | 0.3012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.71
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.58
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.07
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.98
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.02
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8D34 #3464BD
analogous
#BD4934 #BD8D34 #A9BD34
triadic
#BD8D34 #34BD8D #8D34BD
tetradic
#BD8D34 #34BD49 #3464BD #BD34A9
square
#BD8D34 #34BD49 #3464BD #BD34A9
split-complementary
#BD8D34 #34A9BD #4934BD
monochromatic
#5D451A #8D6927 #BD8D34 #D2A95C #DFC28C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BD8D34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#BD8D34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8D34
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8D34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8D34 | 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)
#A08E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8d34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 141, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.119 79.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae71',
500: '#bd8d34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8d34; $custom-light: #d5ae71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8d34",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 141,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.978,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67382,
"c": 0.11867,
"h": 79.4
},
"luminance": 0.30117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8D34
secondary
#839CCA
accent
#7DE048
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B