#BF9D8A#BF9D8A
#BF9D8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.049 H 50.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 157, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 29%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 27.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.30, 9.73, 14.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.30, 17.60, 56.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% 0.0308 0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.049 50.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1308, 37.0268, 29.1782) |
| Luminance | 0.3703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.08
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.28
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.77
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.18
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 8.48
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9D8A #8AACBF
analogous
#BF8A92 #BF9D8A #BFB88A
triadic
#BF9D8A #8ABF9D #9D8ABF
tetradic
#BF9D8A #92BF8A #8AACBF #B88ABF
square
#BF9D8A #92BF8A #8AACBF #B88ABF
split-complementary
#BF9D8A #8ABFB8 #8A92BF
monochromatic
#865F49 #A97C62 #BF9D8A #D5BEB2 #EADFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BF9D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#BF9D8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9D8A
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9D8A | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A089
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA78A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99798
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 157, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.049 50.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3baac',
500: '#bf9d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9d8a; $custom-light: #d3baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 157,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.509,
"s": 29.282,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72175,
"c": 0.04869,
"h": 50.8
},
"luminance": 0.37025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9D8A
secondary
#C9D5DC
accent
#82A83E
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF6F4
border
#D3D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#83807F