#BD8E39#BD8E39
#BD8E39 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.116 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8E39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 142, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 69.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, 9.22, 50.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 51.30, 79.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.63% 0.0217 0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.63% 0.116 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3998, 30.4625, 8.0962) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.31
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.70
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.02
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.64
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.64
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8E39 #3968BD
analogous
#BD4C39 #BD8E39 #AABD39
triadic
#BD8E39 #39BD8E #8E39BD
tetradic
#BD8E39 #39BD4C #3968BD #BD39AA
square
#BD8E39 #39BD4C #3968BD #BD39AA
split-complementary
#BD8E39 #39AABD #4C39BD
monochromatic
#5F471D #8E6B2B #BD8E39 #D0A963 #DEC392
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#BD8E39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#BD8E39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8E39
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8E39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8E39 | 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)
#A08F2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD817C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8e39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.116 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae74',
500: '#bd8e39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8e39; $custom-light: #d5ae74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8e39",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 142,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.636,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67625,
"c": 0.11561,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.3046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8E39
secondary
#89A0C9
accent
#7FDD4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B