#BF9F55#BF9F55
#BF9F55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.101 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9F55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 159, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 55.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, 2.74, 42.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 42.66, 86.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.59% 0.0063 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.59% 0.101 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5252, 36.5304, 13.7724) |
| Luminance | 0.3653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.56
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.18
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9F55 #5575BF
analogous
#BF6A55 #BF9F55 #AABF55
triadic
#BF9F55 #55BF9F #9F55BF
tetradic
#BF9F55 #55BF6A #5575BF #BF55AA
square
#BF9F55 #55BF6A #5575BF #BF55AA
split-complementary
#BF9F55 #55AABF #6A55BF
monochromatic
#705B2A #9C7F3B #BF9F55 #D0B881 #E0D1AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#BF9F55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#BF9F55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9F55
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9F55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9F55 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A658
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9f55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 159, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.101 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5bb87',
500: '#bf9f55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9f55; $custom-light: #d5bb87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9f55",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 159,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.887,
"s": 45.299,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71592,
"c": 0.1006,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.36529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9F55
secondary
#A1AFCE
accent
#7AD553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C