#BF9E55#BF9E55
#BF9E55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.100 H 85.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 158, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 55.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.66, 3.28, 42.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.66, 42.39, 85.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% 0.0079 0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.1 85.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3540, 36.1879, 13.7154) |
| Luminance | 0.3619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.23
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.47
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.06
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.31
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.48
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9E55 #5576BF
analogous
#BF6955 #BF9E55 #ABBF55
triadic
#BF9E55 #55BF9E #9E55BF
tetradic
#BF9E55 #55BF69 #5576BF #BF55AB
square
#BF9E55 #55BF69 #5576BF #BF55AB
split-complementary
#BF9E55 #55ABBF #6955BF
monochromatic
#705A2A #9C7E3B #BF9E55 #D0B781 #E0D1AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BF9E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#BF9E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9E55
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9E55 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A658
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 158, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.100 85.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ba87',
500: '#bf9e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9e55; $custom-light: #d5ba87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 158,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.321,
"s": 45.299,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71387,
"c": 0.10003,
"h": 85.5
},
"luminance": 0.36186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9E55
secondary
#A1AFCE
accent
#7BD553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C