#BD8F59#BD8F59
#BD8F59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.090 H 69.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 143, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 52.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.67, 10.97, 35.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.67, 36.95, 72.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.22% 0.0312 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.22% 0.09 69.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6135, 31.1872, 13.7512) |
| Luminance | 0.3119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.83
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.74
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.44
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.89
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.41
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8F59 #5987BD
analogous
#BD5D59 #BD8F59 #B9BD59
triadic
#BD8F59 #59BD8F #8F59BD
tetradic
#BD8F59 #59BD5D #5987BD #BD59B9
square
#BD8F59 #59BD5D #5987BD #BD59B9
split-complementary
#BD8F59 #59B9BD #5D59BD
monochromatic
#6F502C #9B703E #BD8F59 #CEAD85 #E0CAB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#BD8F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#BD8F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8F59
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8F59 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9155
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9C5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8482
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 143, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.090 69.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3af89',
500: '#bd8f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8f59; $custom-light: #d3af89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 143,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.4,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68222,
"c": 0.09024,
"h": 69.8
},
"luminance": 0.31185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8F59
secondary
#A4B7CE
accent
#8FD355
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#14100B
muted
#837F7C