#BDA27D#BDA27D
#BDA27D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.060 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA27D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 162, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 33.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, 4.47, 22.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 23.37, 78.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% 0.0151 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.06 75.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6090, 38.1416, 24.7791) |
| Luminance | 0.3814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.58
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.69
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.94
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.36
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.77
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA27D #7D98BD
analogous
#BD827D #BDA27D #B8BD7D
triadic
#BDA27D #7DBDA2 #A27DBD
tetradic
#BDA27D #7DBD82 #7D98BD #BD7DB8
square
#BDA27D #7DBD82 #7D98BD #BD7DB8
split-complementary
#BDA27D #7DB8BD #827DBD
monochromatic
#7F6541 #A88555 #BDA27D #D2BFA6 #E6DCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BDA27D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#BDA27D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA27D
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA27D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA27D | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA27B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A97E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda27d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.060 75.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bda3',
500: '#bda27d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda27d; $custom-light: #d2bda3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda27d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 162,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.687,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72692,
"c": 0.05966,
"h": 75.3
},
"luminance": 0.3814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA27D
secondary
#BFC9D7
accent
#6AAB3A
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF6F3
border
#D3D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#83817F