#BFA55E#BFA55E
#BFA55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.096 H 89.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 50.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, 0.29, 40.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 40.05, 89.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% 0.0003 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.096 89.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9627, 38.7965, 16.1290) |
| Luminance | 0.3880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.51
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.98
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.95
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA55E #5E78BF
analogous
#BF745E #BFA55E #A8BF5E
triadic
#BFA55E #5EBFA5 #A55EBF
tetradic
#BFA55E #5EBF74 #5E78BF #BF5EA8
square
#BFA55E #5EBF74 #5E78BF #BF5EA8
split-complementary
#BFA55E #5EA8BF #745EBF
monochromatic
#74622E #A08640 #BFA55E #D0BD8A #E2D6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BFA55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#BFA55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA55E
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA55E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.096 89.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bf8d',
500: '#bfa55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa55e; $custom-light: #d4bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.918,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72952,
"c": 0.09564,
"h": 89.8
},
"luminance": 0.38795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA55E
secondary
#A8B3D0
accent
#77D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D