#BD9A3D#BD9A3D
#BD9A3D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.117 H 88.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 154, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 67.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, 2.89, 51.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 52.05, 86.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.09% 0.0039 0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.09% 0.118 88.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3860, 34.2690, 9.2701) |
| Luminance | 0.3427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.31
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.37
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.68
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.79
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.82
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9A3D #3D60BD
analogous
#BD5A3D #BD9A3D #A0BD3D
triadic
#BD9A3D #3DBD9A #9A3DBD
tetradic
#BD9A3D #3DBD5A #3D60BD #BD3DA0
square
#BD9A3D #3DBD5A #3D60BD #BD3DA0
split-complementary
#BD9A3D #3DA0BD #5A3DBD
monochromatic
#604F1F #8F742E #BD9A3D #CEB369 #DDCA97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#BD9A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#BD9A3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9A3D
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9A3D | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9932
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A241
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC8D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 154, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.117 88.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b777',
500: '#bd9a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9a3d; $custom-light: #d4b777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 154,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.594,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70091,
"c": 0.1175,
"h": 88.1
},
"luminance": 0.34267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9A3D
secondary
#8D9DC9
accent
#74DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B