#BDA279#BDA279

#BDA279 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.064 H 77.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDA279
RGB	rgb(189, 162, 121)
HSL	hsl(36, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(36, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 36%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.05, 3.97, 25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.05, 25.33, 80.99°)
OKLab	oklab(72.61% 0.0135 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(72.61% 0.064 77.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.3586, 38.0415, 23.4603)
Luminance	0.3804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDA279 #7994BD

analogous

#BD8079 #BDA279 #B6BD79

triadic

#BDA279 #79BDA2 #A279BD

tetradic

#BDA279 #79BD80 #7994BD #BD79B6

square

#BDA279 #79BD80 #7994BD #BD79B6

split-complementary

#BDA279 #79B6BD #8079BD

monochromatic

#7E643E #A78552 #BDA279 #D1BEA2 #E5DBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#BDA279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#BDA279 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDA279

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDA279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDA279	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADA276

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B4A97A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C89A97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bda279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.064 77.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2bda0',
    500: '#bda279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bda279;
$custom-light: #d2bda0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bda279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.176,
    "s": 34,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7261,
    "c": 0.06401,
    "h": 77.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDA279

secondary

#BCC6D6

accent

#67AD39

background

#FDFBF9

surface

#FAF6F2

border

#D3D0CC

text

#14120E

muted

#83817E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDA279

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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