#BDA15D#BDA15D
#BDA15D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.093 H 87.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 161, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 50.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, 1.51, 38.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 39.01, 87.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.92% 0.0038 0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.92% 0.093 87.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7083, 37.1006, 15.6341) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.67
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.36
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.53
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.88
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA15D #5D79BD
analogous
#BD715D #BDA15D #A9BD5D
triadic
#BDA15D #5DBDA1 #A15DBD
tetradic
#BDA15D #5DBD71 #5D79BD #BD5DA9
square
#BDA15D #5DBD71 #5D79BD #BD5DA9
split-complementary
#BDA15D #5DA9BD #715DBD
monochromatic
#715E2E #9D8240 #BDA15D #CFBA88 #E0D3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BDA15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#BDA15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA15D
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA15D | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9791
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 161, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.093 87.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bc8c',
500: '#bda15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda15d; $custom-light: #d3bc8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 161,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.5,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71918,
"c": 0.09332,
"h": 87.7
},
"luminance": 0.37099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA15D
secondary
#A7B3CF
accent
#7AD256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D