#BFA35C#BFA35C
#BFA35C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.096 H 88.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA35C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 163, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 51.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, 1.18, 40.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 40.41, 88.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% 0.0026 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.096 88.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5162, 38.0452, 15.5432) |
| Luminance | 0.3804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.19
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.46
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.56
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA35C #5C78BF
analogous
#BF715C #BFA35C #A9BF5C
triadic
#BFA35C #5CBFA3 #A35CBF
tetradic
#BFA35C #5CBF71 #5C78BF #BF5CA9
square
#BFA35C #5CBF71 #5C78BF #BF5CA9
split-complementary
#BFA35C #5CA9BF #715CBF
monochromatic
#73602D #9F843F #BFA35C #D0BC88 #E2D5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BFA35C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#BFA35C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA35C
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA35C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA35C | 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)
#B2A156
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A95F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa35c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 163, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.096 88.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4be8c',
500: '#bfa35c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa35c; $custom-light: #d4be8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa35c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 163,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.03,
"s": 43.612,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72511,
"c": 0.09629,
"h": 88.4
},
"luminance": 0.38043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA35C
secondary
#A7B2D0
accent
#78D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D