#BD8A90#BD8A90
#BD8A90 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.063 H 11.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 23.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.52, 20.32, 4.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.52, 20.81, 12.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.46% 0.0616 0.012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.46% 0.063 11) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1093, 31.0112, 30.5166) |
| Luminance | 0.3101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 2.43
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 2.75
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 2.93
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 4.31
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 4.81
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A90 #8ABDB7
analogous
#BD8AAA #BD8A90 #BD9E8A
triadic
#BD8A90 #90BD8A #8A90BD
tetradic
#BD8A90 #AABD8A #8ABDB7 #9E8ABD
square
#BD8A90 #AABD8A #8ABDB7 #9E8ABD
split-complementary
#BD8A90 #8ABD9E #8AAABD
monochromatic
#834A50 #A7636B #BD8A90 #D3B1B5 #E9D8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#BD8A90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#BD8A90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A90
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A90 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929290
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9B8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7868C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.063 11.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2acb0',
500: '#bd8a90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a90; $custom-light: #d2acb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a90",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.941,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68464,
"c": 0.0628,
"h": 11
},
"luminance": 0.31009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A90
secondary
#C9DAD8
accent
#A69A3F
background
#FCFAFA
surface
#F9F4F4
border
#D2CECE
text
#141010
muted
#827F7F