#BF8838#BF8838

#BF8838 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.116 H 73.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8838
RGB	rgb(191, 136, 56)
HSL	hsl(36, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(36, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.76, 13.34, 49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.76, 51.40, 74.95°)
OKLab	oklab(66.66% 0.0335 0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(66.66% 0.116 73.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.0059, 28.9727, 7.6999)
Luminance	0.2897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8838 #386FBF

analogous

#BF4538 #BF8838 #B2BF38

triadic

#BF8838 #38BF88 #8838BF

tetradic

#BF8838 #38BF45 #386FBF #BF38B2

square

#BF8838 #38BF45 #386FBF #BF38B2

split-complementary

#BF8838 #38B2BF #4538BF

monochromatic

#60451C #90662A #BF8838 #D1A463 #DFC092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#BF8838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#BF8838 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8838

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8838	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9C8B2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9983A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D07A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 136, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.116 73.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7aa73',
    500: '#bf8838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8838;
$custom-light: #d7aa73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66661,
    "c": 0.11644,
    "h": 73.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8838

secondary

#89A3CA

accent

#86DE4A

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#151008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8838

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

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