#BD8F3E#BD8F3E
#BD8F3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.112 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 143, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 67.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.35, 8.96, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.35, 49.32, 79.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.87% 0.0216 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.87% 0.112 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6801, 30.8138, 8.8356) |
| Luminance | 0.3081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.35
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.13
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.27
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8F3E #3E6CBD
analogous
#BD503E #BD8F3E #ACBD3E
triadic
#BD8F3E #3EBD8F #8F3EBD
tetradic
#BD8F3E #3EBD50 #3E6CBD #BD3EAC
square
#BD8F3E #3EBD50 #3E6CBD #BD3EAC
split-complementary
#BD8F3E #3EACBD #503EBD
monochromatic
#614920 #8F6C2F #BD8F3E #CEAA6A #DDC498
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#BD8F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#BD8F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8F3E
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8F3E | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD827E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 143, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.112 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5af77',
500: '#bd8f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8f3e; $custom-light: #d5af77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 143,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.268,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67874,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.30812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8F3E
secondary
#8EA3C9
accent
#81DA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B