#BD8D38#BD8D38
#BD8D38 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.116 H 78.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8D38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 141, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 70.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, 9.71, 50.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 51.57, 79.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% 0.023 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.116 78.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2269, 30.1564, 7.9167) |
| Luminance | 0.3015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.63
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.18
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.46
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.93
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8D38 #3868BD
analogous
#BD4A38 #BD8D38 #AABD38
triadic
#BD8D38 #38BD8D #8D38BD
tetradic
#BD8D38 #38BD4A #3868BD #BD38AA
square
#BD8D38 #38BD4A #3868BD #BD38AA
split-complementary
#BD8D38 #38AABD #4A38BD
monochromatic
#5F471C #8E6A2A #BD8D38 #D0A862 #DEC291
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BD8D38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#BD8D38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8D38
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8D38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8D38 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08E2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8d38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 141, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.116 78.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae73',
500: '#bd8d38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8d38; $custom-light: #d5ae73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8d38",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 141,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.346,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67417,
"c": 0.11605,
"h": 78.6
},
"luminance": 0.30154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8D38
secondary
#879FC9
accent
#7FDE4A
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B