#BD8931

Closest named color: Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). oklch(66.6% 0.12 76.7), rgb(189, 137, 49).

Black text reads best on this color (6.78:1).

About this color

#BD8931 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.120 and its hue 77°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.78:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.120)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B)
Black text	6.78:1
White text	3.09:1

Values

HEX	#BD8931
RGB	rgb(189, 137, 49)
HSL	hsl(38, 59%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.6% 0.12 76.7)

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 #BD8931	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BD8931	6.78:1	AA	Lc 46.3	Large or bold text, headings
#BD8931 text on white	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc 57.7	Large or bold text, headings
#BD8931 text on black	6.78:1	AA	Lc -44.0	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

#F8F5F0

oklch(97.1% 0.007 80.7)
Step 100
100

#F0E9DE

oklch(93.6% 0.017 79.3)
Step 200
200

#E6D7C2

oklch(88.6% 0.033 76.4)
Step 300
300

#D6BC97

oklch(80.8% 0.058 76.5)
Step 400
400

#C2995B

oklch(70.8% 0.094 76.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BD8931

oklch(66.6% 0.12 76.7)
Step 600
600

#996800

oklch(55.5% 0.116 76.4)
Step 700
700

#815700

oklch(49% 0.103 76.4)
Step 800
800

#6A4700

oklch(42.6% 0.089 76.7)
Step 900
900

#593B01

oklch(37.8% 0.079 76.5)
Step 950
950

#342306

oklch(27.1% 0.05 77.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BD8931 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)	#9C8B25	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A99834	0.048
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CE7B77	0.102
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.120