#BDA372#BDA372
#BDA372 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.072 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA372 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 40%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 39.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.19, 2.60, 28.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.19, 29.10, 84.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.009 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.072 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1217, 38.2296, 21.3400) |
| Luminance | 0.3823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.77
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.34
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.68
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.14
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.34
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA372 #728CBD
analogous
#BD7E72 #BDA372 #B2BD72
triadic
#BDA372 #72BDA3 #A372BD
tetradic
#BDA372 #72BD7E #728CBD #BD72B2
square
#BDA372 #72BD7E #728CBD #BD72B2
split-complementary
#BDA372 #72B2BD #7E72BD
monochromatic
#7B643A #A5864D #BDA372 #D1BE9C #E4D9C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BDA372 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#BDA372 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA372
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA372 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA372 | 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)
#AFA26E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A973
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda372; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.072 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2be9b',
500: '#bda372',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda372; $custom-light: #d2be9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda372",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.2,
"s": 36.232,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72679,
"c": 0.07224,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.38228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA372
secondary
#B7C1D4
accent
#83CC5C
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E