#BDA05E#BDA05E
#BDA05E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.092 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 160, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 50.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, 2.14, 38.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 38.22, 86.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0058 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.092 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5788, 36.7703, 15.8108) |
| Luminance | 0.3677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.87
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.00
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.31
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.37
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA05E #5E7BBD
analogous
#BD705E #BDA05E #AABD5E
triadic
#BDA05E #5EBDA0 #A05EBD
tetradic
#BDA05E #5EBD70 #5E7BBD #BD5EAA
square
#BDA05E #5EBD70 #5E7BBD #BD5EAA
split-complementary
#BDA05E #5EAABD #705EBD
monochromatic
#725D2F #9D8140 #BDA05E #CFBA89 #E1D3B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BDA05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#BDA05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA05E
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA05E | 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)
#AE9F59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9690
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 160, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.092 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bb8d',
500: '#bda05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda05e; $custom-light: #d3bb8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 160,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.684,
"s": 41.85,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71726,
"c": 0.09167,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.36769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA05E
secondary
#A8B4CF
accent
#7CD256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D