#BF8B40#BF8B40
#BF8B40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.111 H 73.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 139, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 66.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.58, 12.15, 46.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.58, 48.33, 75.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.33% 0.0311 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.33% 0.111 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6459, 29.9142, 8.9568) |
| Luminance | 0.2991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.20
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.17
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.93
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.02
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.45
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8B40 #4074BF
analogous
#BF4B40 #BF8B40 #B4BF40
triadic
#BF8B40 #40BF8B #8B40BF
tetradic
#BF8B40 #40BF4B #4074BF #BF40B4
square
#BF8B40 #40BF4B #4074BF #BF40B4
split-complementary
#BF8B40 #40B4BF #4B40BF
monochromatic
#634821 #916A31 #BF8B40 #CEA76E #DEC39C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BF8B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#BF8B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8B40
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8B40 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8D38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9A42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF7E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 139, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.111 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ac78',
500: '#bf8b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8b40; $custom-light: #d6ac78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 139,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.433,
"s": 49.804,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67327,
"c": 0.11124,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.29912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8B40
secondary
#91A8CA
accent
#87D94E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B