#BD7E2C

Closest named color: Golden Brown (#B27A01). oklch(64.4% 0.122 68.9), rgb(189, 126, 44).

Black text reads best on this color (6.18:1).

About this color

#BD7E2C is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.122 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Golden Brown (#B27A01), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.18:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.122)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Golden Brown (#B27A01)
Black text	6.18:1
White text	3.39:1

Values

HEX	#BD7E2C
RGB	rgb(189, 126, 44)
HSL	hsl(34, 62%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.122 68.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #BD7E2C	3.39:1	AA large text	Lc -66.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BD7E2C	6.18:1	AA	Lc 42.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#BD7E2C text on white	3.39:1	AA large text	Lc 61.2	Content text, not long reading
#BD7E2C text on black	6.18:1	AA	Lc -40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F9F5F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F2E8DE

oklch(93.6% 0.017 67.6)
Step 200
200

#E8D6C2

oklch(88.5% 0.033 70.3)
Step 300
300

#DBBA97

oklch(80.9% 0.06 68.5)
Step 400
400

#C8965C

oklch(70.8% 0.096 69.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BD7E2C

oklch(64.4% 0.122 68.9)
Step 600
600

#A06400

oklch(55.6% 0.121 69.2)
Step 700
700

#875300

oklch(49% 0.107 68.7)
Step 800
800

#6F4400

oklch(42.7% 0.093 69.4)
Step 900
900

#5C3804

oklch(37.5% 0.079 68.7)
Step 950
950

#362107

oklch(26.9% 0.05 68.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BD7E2C with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#938220	0.073
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A2912E	0.064
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CE6F6D	0.096
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8B8B8B	0.123