#BF9753

Closest named color: Camel (#C69F59). oklch(69.9% 0.099 79.3), rgb(191, 151, 83).

Black text reads best on this color (7.76:1).

About this color

#BF9753 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Camel (#C69F59), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.76:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (70%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Camel (#C69F59)
Black text	7.76:1
White text	2.70:1

Values

HEX	#BF9753
RGB	rgb(191, 151, 83)
HSL	hsl(38, 46%, 54%)
OKLCH	oklch(69.9% 0.099 79.3)

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 #BF9753	2.70:1	Fails	Lc -57.5	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #BF9753	7.76:1	AAA	Lc 51.7	Large or bold text, headings
#BF9753 text on white	2.70:1	Fails	Lc 52.3	Large or bold text, headings
#BF9753 text on black	7.76:1	AAA	Lc -49.5	Large or bold text, headings

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

#F8F5EF

oklch(97.1% 0.009 84.6)
Step 100
100

#F0E9DD

oklch(93.6% 0.018 81.3)
Step 200
200

#E5D7C0

oklch(88.4% 0.034 80.3)
Step 300
300

#D6BD94

oklch(81% 0.062 79.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#BF9753

oklch(69.9% 0.099 79.3)
Step 500
500

#B27F13

oklch(63.1% 0.126 79.1)
Step 600
600

#976A00

oklch(55.7% 0.116 79.3)
Step 700
700

#7F5900

oklch(49.2% 0.102 79.8)
Step 800
800

#684800

oklch(42.6% 0.088 79.5)
Step 900
900

#573C00

oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
Step 950
950

#342303

oklch(27% 0.052 79.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BF9753 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)	#A7974D	0.040
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1A155	0.032
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CE8B87	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9D9D9D	0.099