#BFA36D#BFA36D
#BFA36D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.079 H 83.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 163, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 42.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, 2.86, 31.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 31.96, 84.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% 0.0093 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.079 83.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3445, 38.3765, 19.9054) |
| Luminance | 0.3837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.20
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.21
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.87
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.97
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA36D #6D89BF
analogous
#BF7A6D #BFA36D #B2BF6D
triadic
#BFA36D #6DBFA3 #A36DBF
tetradic
#BFA36D #6DBF7A #6D89BF #BF6DB2
square
#BFA36D #6DBF7A #6D89BF #BF6DB2
split-complementary
#BFA36D #6DB2BF #7A6DBF
monochromatic
#7B6436 #A68649 #BFA36D #D2BE98 #E4D9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BFA36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#BFA36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA36D
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA36D | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A269
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9A95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 163, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.079 83.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4be97',
500: '#bfa36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa36d; $custom-light: #d4be97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 163,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.512,
"s": 39.048,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72781,
"c": 0.0786,
"h": 83.2
},
"luminance": 0.38375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA36D
secondary
#B4BFD4
accent
#81CF59
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E