#BFA35B#BFA35B
#BFA35B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.097 H 88.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA35B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 163, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 52.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.04, 1.09, 40.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.04, 40.90, 88.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0023 0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.097 88.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4728, 38.0279, 15.3145) |
| Luminance | 0.3803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.40
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.16
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.54
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.62
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA35B #5B77BF
analogous
#BF715B #BFA35B #A9BF5B
triadic
#BFA35B #5BBFA3 #A35BBF
tetradic
#BFA35B #5BBF71 #5B77BF #BF5BA9
square
#BFA35B #5BBF71 #5B77BF #BF5BA9
split-complementary
#BFA35B #5BA9BF #715BBF
monochromatic
#735F2D #9F843E #BFA35B #D0BC87 #E1D4B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BFA35B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#BFA35B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA35B
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA35B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA35B | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A155
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A95E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa35b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 163, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.097 88.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4be8b',
500: '#bfa35b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa35b; $custom-light: #d4be8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa35b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 163,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.2,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72496,
"c": 0.09729,
"h": 88.7
},
"luminance": 0.38026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA35B
secondary
#A6B2D0
accent
#78D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D