#BD8A97#BD8A97
#BD8A97 is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.064 H 2.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8A97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 20.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.70, 21.39, 0.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.70, 21.40, 2.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.67% 0.0644 0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.67% 0.064 2.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6610, 31.2319, 33.4221) |
| Luminance | 0.3123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 1.97
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 2.57
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.46
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 5.16
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.40
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8A97 #8ABDB0
analogous
#BD8AB1 #BD8A97 #BD978A
triadic
#BD8A97 #97BD8A #8A97BD
tetradic
#BD8A97 #B1BD8A #8ABDB0 #978ABD
square
#BD8A97 #B1BD8A #8ABDB0 #978ABD
split-complementary
#BD8A97 #8ABD97 #8AB1BD
monochromatic
#834A58 #A76374 #BD8A97 #D3B1BA #E9D8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#BD8A97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#BD8A97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8A97
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8A97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8A97 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919297
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9B96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6878E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8a97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.064 2.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1acb5',
500: '#bd8a97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8a97; $custom-light: #d1acb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8a97",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.706,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68668,
"c": 0.06439,
"h": 2.1
},
"luminance": 0.3123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8A97
secondary
#C9DAD6
accent
#A68C3F
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F9F4F6
border
#D2CED0
text
#141011
muted
#827F80