#BD8E37#BD8E37
#BD8E37 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.117 H 79.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 142, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.03, 9.11, 51.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.03, 52.14, 79.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.61% 0.0211 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.61% 0.117 79.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3508, 30.4430, 7.8386) |
| Luminance | 0.3044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.07
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.92
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.76
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.93
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8E37 #3766BD
analogous
#BD4B37 #BD8E37 #A9BD37
triadic
#BD8E37 #37BD8E #8E37BD
tetradic
#BD8E37 #37BD4B #3766BD #BD37A9
square
#BD8E37 #37BD4B #3766BD #BD37A9
split-complementary
#BD8E37 #37A9BD #4B37BD
monochromatic
#5E471B #8E6A29 #BD8E37 #D1A960 #DFC390
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#BD8E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#BD8E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8E37
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8E37 | 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)
#A18F2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD807C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.117 79.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae72',
500: '#bd8e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8e37; $custom-light: #d5ae72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 142,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.955,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67607,
"c": 0.11697,
"h": 79.6
},
"luminance": 0.30441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8E37
secondary
#869EC9
accent
#7EDE4A
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B