#BFA55C#BFA55C
#BFA55C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.098 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 165, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 51.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, 0.11, 41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 41.03, 89.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.0005 0.0977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.098 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8741, 38.7611, 15.6625) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.72
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.93
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.10
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.39
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA55C #5C76BF
analogous
#BF735C #BFA55C #A8BF5C
triadic
#BFA55C #5CBFA5 #A55CBF
tetradic
#BFA55C #5CBF73 #5C76BF #BF5CA8
square
#BFA55C #5CBF73 #5C76BF #BF5CA8
split-complementary
#BFA55C #5CA8BF #735CBF
monochromatic
#73612D #9F863F #BFA55C #D0BD88 #E2D6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BFA55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#BFA55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA55C
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA55C | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 165, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.098 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bf8c',
500: '#bfa55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa55c; $custom-light: #d4bf8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 165,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.242,
"s": 43.612,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72924,
"c": 0.09766,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.38759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA55C
secondary
#A7B2D0
accent
#76D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D