#BD8E46#BD8E46

#BD8E46 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.106 H 75.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8E46
RGB	rgb(189, 142, 70)
HSL	hsl(36, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(36, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 63%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.18, 10.02, 44.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.18, 45.58, 77.30°)
OKLab	oklab(67.76% 0.0258 0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(67.76% 0.106 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.7666, 30.6093, 10.0282)
Luminance	0.3061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8E46 #4675BD

analogous

#BD5346 #BD8E46 #B0BD46

triadic

#BD8E46 #46BD8E #8E46BD

tetradic

#BD8E46 #46BD53 #4675BD #BD46B0

square

#BD8E46 #46BD53 #4675BD #BD46B0

split-complementary

#BD8E46 #46B0BD #5346BD

monochromatic

#654B24 #926D34 #BD8E46 #CDAA73 #DDC5A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.95

#BD8E46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.12

#BD8E46 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8E46

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8E46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8E46	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)

#A0903F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AB9B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD817E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8e46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.106 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4ae7c',
    500: '#bd8e46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8e46;
$custom-light: #d4ae7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8e46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.303,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67764,
    "c": 0.10599,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.30607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8E46

secondary

#95AACA

accent

#86D751

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4EE

border

#D4CEC9

text

#15100A

muted

#837F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8E46

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