#BD8D51#BD8D51
#BD8D51 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.097 H 71.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8D51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 141, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 57.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, 11.39, 38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 40.38, 73.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.71% 0.0314 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.71% 0.097 71.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9981, 30.4649, 11.9780) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.23
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.76
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.86
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.89
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.64
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8D51 #5181BD
analogous
#BD5751 #BD8D51 #B7BD51
triadic
#BD8D51 #51BD8D #8D51BD
tetradic
#BD8D51 #51BD57 #5181BD #BD51B7
square
#BD8D51 #51BD57 #5181BD #BD51B7
split-complementary
#BD8D51 #51B7BD #5751BD
monochromatic
#6B4D29 #976E39 #BD8D51 #CEAA7D #DFC7AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#BD8D51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#BD8D51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8D51
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8D51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8D51 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99B52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC817F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8d51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 141, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.097 71.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ae83',
500: '#bd8d51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8d51; $custom-light: #d4ae83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8d51",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 141,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.333,
"s": 45,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67709,
"c": 0.09687,
"h": 71.1
},
"luminance": 0.30463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8D51
secondary
#9EB2CC
accent
#8DD553
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4EF
border
#D3CECA
text
#15100B
muted
#837F7C