#BDA18E#BDA18E
#BDA18E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.043 H 56.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 161, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 24.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.21, 7.32, 13.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.21, 15.55, 61.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% 0.0238 0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.043 56.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6139, 38.2629, 30.9374) |
| Luminance | 0.3826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 1.61
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.75
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.05
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.54
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.16
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA18E #8EAABD
analogous
#BD8E93 #BDA18E #BDB88E
triadic
#BDA18E #8EBDA1 #A18EBD
tetradic
#BDA18E #93BD8E #8EAABD #B88EBD
square
#BDA18E #93BD8E #8EAABD #B88EBD
split-complementary
#BDA18E #8EBDB8 #8E93BD
monochromatic
#84634D #A68167 #BDA18E #D4C1B5 #EAE1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BDA18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#BDA18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA18E
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA18E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A38D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A98E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69C9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 161, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.043 56.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bcaf',
500: '#bda18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda18e; $custom-light: #d1bcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 161,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.255,
"s": 26.257,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72876,
"c": 0.04261,
"h": 56.1
},
"luminance": 0.38262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA18E
secondary
#CBD5DB
accent
#7CA541
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F