#BD9B3E#BD9B3E
#BD9B3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.117 H 88.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 155, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 67.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, 2.41, 51.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 51.87, 87.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.3% 0.0026 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.3% 0.117 88.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5789, 34.6113, 9.4685) |
| Luminance | 0.3461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.36
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.75
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.85
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.86
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9B3E #3E60BD
analogous
#BD5C3E #BD9B3E #A0BD3E
triadic
#BD9B3E #3EBD9B #9B3EBD
tetradic
#BD9B3E #3EBD5C #3E60BD #BD3EA0
square
#BD9B3E #3EBD5C #3E60BD #BD3EA0
split-complementary
#BD9B3E #3EA0BD #5C3EBD
monochromatic
#614F20 #8F752F #BD9B3E #CEB36A #DDCB98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#BD9B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#BD9B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9B3E
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9B3E | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A342
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC8E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 155, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.117 88.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b878',
500: '#bd9b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9b3e; $custom-light: #d4b878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 155,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.937,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70305,
"c": 0.1173,
"h": 88.7
},
"luminance": 0.34609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9B3E
secondary
#8E9EC9
accent
#73DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B