#BF8C23#BF8C23
#BF8C23 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.129 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 140, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 82%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 81.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 10.25, 58.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 59.76, 80.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.29% 0.022 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.29% 0.129 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1695, 29.9564, 5.7303) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.41
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.17
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.37
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.57
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.89
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8C23 #2356BF
analogous
#BF3E23 #BF8C23 #A4BF23
triadic
#BF8C23 #23BF8C #8C23BF
tetradic
#BF8C23 #23BF3E #2356BF #BF23A4
square
#BF8C23 #23BF3E #2356BF #BF23A4
split-complementary
#BF8C23 #23A4BF #3E23BF
monochromatic
#584010 #8B661A #BF8C23 #DCAA43 #E6C276
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BF8C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BF8C23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8C23
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8C23 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 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)
#A08D0A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D07D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 140, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.129 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ad68',
500: '#bf8c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8c23; $custom-light: #d7ad68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 140,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.385,
"s": 69.027,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67287,
"c": 0.12865,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.29954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8C23
secondary
#708FCD
accent
#75EC3C
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A