#BFA55F#BFA55F
#BFA55F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.095 H 89.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 165, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 50%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 50.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.62, 0.38, 39.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.62, 39.55, 89.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% 0.0006 0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.095 89.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0079, 38.8146, 16.3669) |
| Luminance | 0.3881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.43
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.82
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.89
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA55F #5F79BF
analogous
#BF755F #BFA55F #A9BF5F
triadic
#BFA55F #5FBFA5 #A55FBF
tetradic
#BFA55F #5FBF75 #5F79BF #BF5FA9
square
#BFA55F #5FBF75 #5F79BF #BF5FA9
split-complementary
#BFA55F #5FA9BF #755FBF
monochromatic
#75622F #A18640 #BFA55F #D0BE8B #E2D6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BFA55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#BFA55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA55F
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA55F | 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)
#B3A359
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 165, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.095 89.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bf8e',
500: '#bfa55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa55f; $custom-light: #d4bf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 165,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.75,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72967,
"c": 0.09463,
"h": 89.6
},
"luminance": 0.38813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA55F
secondary
#A9B4D1
accent
#77D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D