#BF9F59#BF9F59
#BF9F59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.097 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 159, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 53.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, 3.08, 40.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 40.73, 85.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.65% 0.0078 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.65% 0.097 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6887, 36.5958, 14.6331) |
| Luminance | 0.3659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.05
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.22
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9F59 #5979BF
analogous
#BF6C59 #BF9F59 #ACBF59
triadic
#BF9F59 #59BF9F #9F59BF
tetradic
#BF9F59 #59BF6C #5979BF #BF59AC
square
#BF9F59 #59BF6C #5979BF #BF59AC
split-complementary
#BF9F59 #59ACBF #6C59BF
monochromatic
#725C2C #9E7F3D #BF9F59 #D0B985 #E1D2B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BF9F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#BF9F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9F59
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9F59 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A65B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 159, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.097 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5bb89',
500: '#bf9f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9f59; $custom-light: #d5bb89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 159,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.176,
"s": 44.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71647,
"c": 0.09679,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.36594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9F59
secondary
#A4B2CF
accent
#7CD454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#83807D