#BDA37A#BDA37A
#BDA37A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.063 H 78.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA37A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 35.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, 3.55, 24.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 25.10, 81.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% 0.0123 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.063 78.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5971, 38.4198, 23.8439) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.32
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.97
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.22
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.54
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.58
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA37A #7A94BD
analogous
#BD817A #BDA37A #B5BD7A
triadic
#BDA37A #7ABDA3 #A37ABD
tetradic
#BDA37A #7ABD81 #7A94BD #BD7AB5
square
#BDA37A #7ABD81 #7A94BD #BD7AB5
split-complementary
#BDA37A #7AB5BD #817ABD
monochromatic
#7E653F #A78653 #BDA37A #D1BFA3 #E6DCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BDA37A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#BDA37A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA37A
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA37A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA37A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA377
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A97B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda37a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.063 78.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bea0',
500: '#bda37a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda37a; $custom-light: #d2bea0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda37a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.716,
"s": 33.668,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72834,
"c": 0.0634,
"h": 78.8
},
"luminance": 0.38418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA37A
secondary
#BDC7D6
accent
#66AC39
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#83817E