#BD8870

Closest named color: Pale Brown (#B1916E). oklch(67.3% 0.074 45.3), rgb(189, 136, 112).

Black text reads best on this color (6.91:1).

About this color

#BD8870 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 45°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Brown (#B1916E), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.91:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.074)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Pale Brown (#B1916E)
Black text	6.91:1
White text	3.03:1

Values

HEX	#BD8870
RGB	rgb(189, 136, 112)
HSL	hsl(19, 37%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.3% 0.074 45.3)

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 #BD8870	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc -62.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BD8870	6.91:1	AA	Lc 47.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BD8870 text on white	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc 57.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BD8870 text on black	6.91:1	AA	Lc -44.7	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F9F4F2

oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
Step 100
100

#F2E7E3

oklch(93.6% 0.013 41.2)
Step 200
200

#E9D4CB

oklch(88.5% 0.027 44.7)
Step 300
300

#DBB8A8

oklch(80.9% 0.046 46)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#BD8870

oklch(67.3% 0.074 45.3)
Step 500
500

#B97758

oklch(63.2% 0.094 45.7)
Step 600
600

#A45E3D

oklch(55.5% 0.103 45.3)
Step 700
700

#8D4E2F

oklch(49.3% 0.096 45.9)
Step 800
800

#724028

oklch(42.7% 0.079 45.6)
Step 900
900

#5D3725

oklch(37.9% 0.062 45.7)
Step 950
950

#362016

oklch(26.9% 0.039 45.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BD8870 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)	#968D6E	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A29870	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CA7F82	0.045
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.074