#BDA05D#BDA05D
#BDA05D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.093 H 86.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA05D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 160, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 50.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, 2.05, 38.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 38.72, 86.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% 0.0054 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.093 86.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5342, 36.7525, 15.5760) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.84
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.02
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.34
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.45
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA05D #5D7ABD
analogous
#BD705D #BDA05D #AABD5D
triadic
#BDA05D #5DBDA0 #A05DBD
tetradic
#BDA05D #5DBD70 #5D7ABD #BD5DAA
square
#BDA05D #5DBD70 #5D7ABD #BD5DAA
split-complementary
#BDA05D #5DAABD #705DBD
monochromatic
#715D2E #9D8140 #BDA05D #CFB988 #E0D3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BDA05D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#BDA05D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA05D
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA05D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA05D | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9F57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9690
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda05d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 160, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.093 86.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bb8c',
500: '#bda05d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda05d; $custom-light: #d3bb8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda05d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 160,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.875,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71712,
"c": 0.09268,
"h": 86.7
},
"luminance": 0.36751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA05D
secondary
#A7B3CF
accent
#7BD256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D