#BF9D5E#BF9D5E
#BF9D5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.091 H 81.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9D5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 157, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 50.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, 4.61, 37.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 37.76, 82.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.31% 0.0129 0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.31% 0.091 81.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5646, 36.0004, 15.6630) |
| Luminance | 0.3600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.91
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.88
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.10
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.74
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.03
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9D5E #5E80BF
analogous
#BF6C5E #BF9D5E #B0BF5E
triadic
#BF9D5E #5EBF9D #9D5EBF
tetradic
#BF9D5E #5EBF6C #5E80BF #BF5EB0
square
#BF9D5E #5EBF6C #5E80BF #BF5EB0
split-complementary
#BF9D5E #5EB0BF #6C5EBF
monochromatic
#745C2E #A07E40 #BF9D5E #D0B88A #E2D2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#BF9D5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#BF9D5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9D5E
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9D5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9D5E | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9D59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A560
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD928E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9d5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 157, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.091 81.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b98d',
500: '#bf9d5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9d5e; $custom-light: #d4b98d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9d5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 157,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.969,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71312,
"c": 0.09087,
"h": 81.9
},
"luminance": 0.35998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9D5E
secondary
#A8B6D0
accent
#81D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D