#BDA16E#BDA16E
#BDA16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.075 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 161, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 41.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.60, 3.23, 30.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.60, 30.53, 83.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.2% 0.0105 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.2% 0.075 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5467, 37.4360, 20.0496) |
| Luminance | 0.3743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.18
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.33
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.98
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.05
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.37
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA16E #6E8ABD
analogous
#BD796E #BDA16E #B1BD6E
triadic
#BDA16E #6EBDA1 #A16EBD
tetradic
#BDA16E #6EBD79 #6E8ABD #BD6EB1
square
#BDA16E #6EBD79 #6E8ABD #BD6EB1
split-complementary
#BDA16E #6EB1BD #796EBD
monochromatic
#796237 #A3844A #BDA16E #D0BC98 #E3D8C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BDA16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#BDA16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA16E
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA16E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA16A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A86F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99894
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 161, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.075 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bc98',
500: '#bda16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda16e; $custom-light: #d2bc98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 161,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.734,
"s": 37.441,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72196,
"c": 0.07546,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.37434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA16E
secondary
#B4BFD3
accent
#83CD5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E