#BD9977#BD9977
#BD9977 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.064 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9977 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 153, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 35%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 37%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 8.64, 22.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 24.52, 69.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% 0.027 0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.064 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7082, 34.9349, 22.3114) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.21
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.67
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.29
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.17
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.80
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9977 #779BBD
analogous
#BD7778 #BD9977 #BDBC77
triadic
#BD9977 #77BD99 #9977BD
tetradic
#BD9977 #78BD77 #779BBD #BC77BD
square
#BD9977 #78BD77 #779BBD #BC77BD
split-complementary
#BD9977 #77BDBC #7778BD
monochromatic
#7D5C3D #A67A51 #BD9977 #D1B8A0 #E5D7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BD9977 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BD9977 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9977
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9977 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9977 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59B75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA378
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9977; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 153, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.064 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b79e',
500: '#bd9977',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9977; $custom-light: #d2b79e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9977",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 153,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.143,
"s": 34.653,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70754,
"c": 0.06364,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.34933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9977
secondary
#BBC8D5
accent
#74AD38
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#83807E