#BD8E44#BD8E44
#BD8E44 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.108 H 76.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 142, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 64%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.16, 9.89, 45.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.16, 46.49, 77.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.74% 0.0252 0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.74% 0.108 76.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7045, 30.5844, 9.7013) |
| Luminance | 0.3058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.63
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.01
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.28
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.93
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.56
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8E44 #4473BD
analogous
#BD5144 #BD8E44 #B0BD44
triadic
#BD8E44 #44BD8E #8E44BD
tetradic
#BD8E44 #44BD51 #4473BD #BD44B0
square
#BD8E44 #44BD51 #4473BD #BD44B0
split-complementary
#BD8E44 #44B0BD #5144BD
monochromatic
#634A23 #916C33 #BD8E44 #CDA971 #DDC59E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BD8E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#BD8E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8E44
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8E44 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08F3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9B46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD817E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.108 76.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ae7b',
500: '#bd8e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8e44; $custom-light: #d4ae7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 142,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.694,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6774,
"c": 0.10755,
"h": 76.5
},
"luminance": 0.30582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8E44
secondary
#93A8C9
accent
#85D750
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B