#BD9859#BD9859
#BD9859 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.092 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 152, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 52.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.96, 6.03, 38.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.96, 38.59, 81.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% 0.0166 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.092 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0192, 33.9985, 14.2198) |
| Luminance | 0.3400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.02
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.30
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9859 #597EBD
analogous
#BD6659 #BD9859 #B0BD59
triadic
#BD9859 #59BD98 #9859BD
tetradic
#BD9859 #59BD66 #597EBD #BD59B0
square
#BD9859 #59BD66 #597EBD #BD59B0
split-complementary
#BD9859 #59B0BD #6659BD
monochromatic
#6F572C #9B793E #BD9859 #CEB385 #E0CEB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BD9859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#BD9859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9859
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9859 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A15B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 152, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.092 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b689',
500: '#bd9859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9859; $custom-light: #d3b689; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9859",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 152,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.8,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7002,
"c": 0.09249,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.33997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9859
secondary
#A4B3CE
accent
#84D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C