#BD9857#BD9857
#BD9857 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.094 H 80.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 152, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 54%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.94, 5.86, 39.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.94, 39.56, 81.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% 0.0158 0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.094 80.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9363, 33.9654, 13.7835) |
| Luminance | 0.3396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.38
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.94
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.53
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9857 #577CBD
analogous
#BD6557 #BD9857 #AFBD57
triadic
#BD9857 #57BD98 #9857BD
tetradic
#BD9857 #57BD65 #577CBD #BD57AF
square
#BD9857 #57BD65 #577CBD #BD57AF
split-complementary
#BD9857 #57AFBD #6557BD
monochromatic
#6E562B #9A783D #BD9857 #CEB383 #E0CEAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BD9857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#BD9857 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9857
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9857 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79851
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A159
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 152, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.094 80.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b688',
500: '#bd9857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9857; $custom-light: #d3b688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9857",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 152,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.235,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69991,
"c": 0.09438,
"h": 80.3
},
"luminance": 0.33963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9857
secondary
#A2B2CE
accent
#82D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C