#BD8E4D#BD8E4D
#BD8E4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.100 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 142, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 59.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.26, 10.53, 41.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.26, 42.38, 75.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.85% 0.0283 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.85% 0.1 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0006, 30.7029, 11.2605) |
| Luminance | 0.3070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.77
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.38
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.55
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.64
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8E4D #4D7CBD
analogous
#BD564D #BD8E4D #B4BD4D
triadic
#BD8E4D #4DBD8E #8E4DBD
tetradic
#BD8E4D #4DBD56 #4D7CBD #BD4DB4
square
#BD8E4D #4DBD56 #4D7CBD #BD4DB4
split-complementary
#BD8E4D #4DB4BD #564DBD
monochromatic
#694D27 #956E37 #BD8E4D #CEAA7A #DEC7A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#BD8E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#BD8E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8E4D
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8E4D | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9047
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9B4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC827F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.100 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4af81',
500: '#bd8e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8e4d; $custom-light: #d4af81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 142,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.821,
"s": 45.902,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67851,
"c": 0.10033,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.30701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8E4D
secondary
#9AAFCB
accent
#89D652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C