#BF996D#BF996D
#BF996D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.075 H 70.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF996D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 153, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 42.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 8.30, 28.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 29.67, 73.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.76% 0.0252 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.76% 0.075 70.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6386, 34.9649, 19.3367) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 0.83
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.81
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.47
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.82
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF996D #6D93BF
analogous
#BF706D #BF996D #BCBF6D
triadic
#BF996D #6DBF99 #996DBF
tetradic
#BF996D #6DBF70 #6D93BF #BF6DBC
square
#BF996D #6DBF70 #6D93BF #BF6DBC
split-complementary
#BF996D #6DBCBF #706DBF
monochromatic
#7B5B36 #A67B49 #BF996D #D2B798 #E4D4C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BF996D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BF996D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF996D
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF996D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF996D | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69A6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA36E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC908E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf996d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 153, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.075 70.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b797',
500: '#bf996d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf996d; $custom-light: #d4b797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf996d",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 153,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.195,
"s": 39.048,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7076,
"c": 0.0747,
"h": 70.3
},
"luminance": 0.34963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF996D
secondary
#B4C3D4
accent
#90CF59
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E