#BD8A96#BD8A96
#BD8A96 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.064 H 3.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 20.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.68, 21.23, 1.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.68, 21.27, 3.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.64% 0.064 0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.64% 0.064 3.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5801, 31.1995, 32.9962) |
| Luminance | 0.3120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 1.89
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 2.73
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.21
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.83
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.24
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A96 #8ABDB1
analogous
#BD8AB0 #BD8A96 #BD988A
triadic
#BD8A96 #96BD8A #8A96BD
tetradic
#BD8A96 #B0BD8A #8ABDB1 #988ABD
square
#BD8A96 #B0BD8A #8ABDB1 #988ABD
split-complementary
#BD8A96 #8ABD98 #8AB0BD
monochromatic
#834A57 #A76373 #BD8A96 #D3B1B9 #E9D8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#BD8A96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#BD8A96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A96
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A96 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9B95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6878E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.064 3.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1acb4',
500: '#bd8a96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a96; $custom-light: #d1acb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a96",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.882,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68638,
"c": 0.06408,
"h": 3.4
},
"luminance": 0.31198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A96
secondary
#C9DAD6
accent
#A68E3F
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F9F4F6
border
#D2CED0
text
#141011
muted
#827F80