#BF8B42#BF8B42
#BF8B42 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.110 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8B42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 139, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 65.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 12.28, 45.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 47.45, 75.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.35% 0.0318 0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.35% 0.11 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7038, 29.9374, 9.2619) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.10
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.71
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.18
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.38
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8B42 #4276BF
analogous
#BF4C42 #BF8B42 #B4BF42
triadic
#BF8B42 #42BF8B #8B42BF
tetradic
#BF8B42 #42BF4C #4276BF #BF42B4
square
#BF8B42 #42BF4C #4276BF #BF42B4
split-complementary
#BF8B42 #42B4BF #4C42BF
monochromatic
#654922 #926A32 #BF8B42 #CEA770 #DEC39D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BF8B42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BF8B42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8B42
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8B42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8B42 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8D3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9A44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF7E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8b42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 139, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.110 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ac79',
500: '#bf8b42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8b42; $custom-light: #d6ac79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8b42",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 139,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.04,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67349,
"c": 0.10979,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.29935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8B42
secondary
#93AACA
accent
#88D94F
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B