#BD9D52#BD9D52
#BD9D52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.102 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9D52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 157, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 56.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.17, 2.72, 43.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.17, 43.22, 86.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% 0.0061 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.102 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5678, 35.5438, 13.0209) |
| Luminance | 0.3554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.70
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.58
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9D52 #5272BD
analogous
#BD6752 #BD9D52 #A7BD52
triadic
#BD9D52 #52BD9D #9D52BD
tetradic
#BD9D52 #52BD67 #5272BD #BD52A7
square
#BD9D52 #52BD67 #5272BD #BD52A7
split-complementary
#BD9D52 #52A7BD #6752BD
monochromatic
#6C5829 #987C3A #BD9D52 #CEB67E #DFCFAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BD9D52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#BD9D52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9D52
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9D52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9D52 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9C4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A455
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9d52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 157, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.102 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b985',
500: '#bd9d52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9d52; $custom-light: #d3b985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9d52",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 157,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.056,
"s": 44.77,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70942,
"c": 0.10154,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.35542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9D52
secondary
#9EACCC
accent
#7AD453
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C