#BDA25E#BDA25E
#BDA25E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.093 H 88.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA25E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 162, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 50.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, 1.06, 38.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 38.82, 88.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.14% 0.0026 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.14% 0.093 88.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9283, 37.4693, 15.9273) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.61
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.69
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.71
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.73
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.16
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA25E #5E79BD
analogous
#BD725E #BDA25E #A9BD5E
triadic
#BDA25E #5EBDA2 #A25EBD
tetradic
#BDA25E #5EBD72 #5E79BD #BD5EA9
square
#BDA25E #5EBD72 #5E79BD #BD5EA9
split-complementary
#BDA25E #5EA9BD #725EBD
monochromatic
#725F2F #9D8340 #BDA25E #CFBB89 #E1D4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BDA25E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#BDA25E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA25E
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA25E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA25E | 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)
#B0A058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A860
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda25e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.093 88.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bd8d',
500: '#bda25e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda25e; $custom-light: #d3bd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda25e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 162,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.947,
"s": 41.85,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72139,
"c": 0.09296,
"h": 88.4
},
"luminance": 0.37468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA25E
secondary
#A8B3CF
accent
#79D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D