#BDA25D#BDA25D
#BDA25D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.094 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA25D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 162, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 50.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.61, 0.97, 39.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.61, 39.32, 88.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.12% 0.0022 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.12% 0.094 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8837, 37.4515, 15.6925) |
| Luminance | 0.3745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.67
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.73
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.76
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.28
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA25D #5D78BD
analogous
#BD725D #BDA25D #A8BD5D
triadic
#BDA25D #5DBDA2 #A25DBD
tetradic
#BDA25D #5DBD72 #5D78BD #BD5DA8
square
#BDA25D #5DBD72 #5D78BD #BD5DA8
split-complementary
#BDA25D #5DA8BD #725DBD
monochromatic
#715E2E #9D8340 #BDA25D #CFBB88 #E0D4B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BDA25D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#BDA25D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA25D
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA25D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA25D | 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)
#B0A057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A85F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda25d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.094 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bd8c',
500: '#bda25d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda25d; $custom-light: #d3bd8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda25d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 162,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.125,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72124,
"c": 0.09398,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.3745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA25D
secondary
#A7B2CF
accent
#79D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D