#BF8E49#BF8E49
#BF8E49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.105 H 73.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 142, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 61.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.43, 11.10, 43.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.43, 44.72, 75.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.02% 0.0293 0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.02% 0.105 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3633, 30.9057, 10.5629) |
| Luminance | 0.3090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.71
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.83
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.54
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.86
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.19
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8E49 #497ABF
analogous
#BF5349 #BF8E49 #B5BF49
triadic
#BF8E49 #49BF8E #8E49BF
tetradic
#BF8E49 #49BF53 #497ABF #BF49B5
square
#BF8E49 #49BF53 #497ABF #BF49B5
split-complementary
#BF8E49 #49B5BF #5349BF
monochromatic
#694D25 #966E35 #BF8E49 #CFAA76 #DFC6A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#BF8E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#BF8E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8E49
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8E49 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09042
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9C4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF817E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 142, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.105 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6af7e',
500: '#bf8e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8e49; $custom-light: #d6af7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 142,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.085,
"s": 47.967,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6802,
"c": 0.10484,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.30903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8E49
secondary
#98AECC
accent
#88D850
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C