#BF8738#BF8738

#BF8738 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.116 H 72.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8738
RGB	rgb(191, 135, 56)
HSL	hsl(35, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(35, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.51, 13.90, 49.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.51, 51.29, 74.28°)
OKLab	oklab(66.47% 0.0351 0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(66.47% 0.116 72.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.8658, 28.6924, 7.6532)
Luminance	0.2869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8738 #3870BF

analogous

#BF4338 #BF8738 #B3BF38

triadic

#BF8738 #38BF87 #8738BF

tetradic

#BF8738 #38BF43 #3870BF #BF38B3

square

#BF8738 #38BF43 #3870BF #BF38B3

split-complementary

#BF8738 #38B3BF #4338BF

monochromatic

#60441C #90662A #BF8738 #D1A363 #DFBF92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#BF8738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#BF8738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8738

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8738	1.00	3.12	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9B8A2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8973A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D07976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 135, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.116 72.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7a973',
    500: '#bf8738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8738;
$custom-light: #d7a973;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66467,
    "c": 0.11639,
    "h": 72.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8738

secondary

#89A4CA

accent

#87DE4A

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#151008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8738

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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