#BDA38F#BDA38F
#BDA38F is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.042 H 59.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA38F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 24.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.75, 6.38, 13.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.75, 15.30, 65.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.3% 0.021 0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.3% 0.042 59.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0417, 38.9976, 31.4520) |
| Luminance | 0.3900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 1.64
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.82
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.97
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.07
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.46
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA38F #8FA9BD
analogous
#BD8F92 #BDA38F #BDBA8F
triadic
#BDA38F #8FBDA3 #A38FBD
tetradic
#BDA38F #92BD8F #8FA9BD #BA8FBD
square
#BDA38F #92BD8F #8FA9BD #BA8FBD
split-complementary
#BDA38F #8FBDBA #8F92BD
monochromatic
#84654E #A68368 #BDA38F #D4C3B6 #EAE2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BDA38F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#BDA38F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA38F
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA38F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA38F | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA48E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AA8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69E9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda38f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.042 59.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1beaf',
500: '#bda38f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda38f; $custom-light: #d1beaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda38f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.087,
"s": 25.843,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73302,
"c": 0.04157,
"h": 59.6
},
"luminance": 0.38996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA38F
secondary
#CCD5DC
accent
#79A441
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F