#BDA462#BDA462

#BDA462 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.090 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDA462
RGB	rgb(189, 164, 98)
HSL	hsl(44, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(44, 48%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 48.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.21, 0.36, 37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.21, 37.46, 89.45°)
OKLab	oklab(72.61% 0.001 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(72.61% 0.09 89.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.4675, 38.2532, 17.0156)
Luminance	0.3825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDA462 #627BBD

analogous

#BD7762 #BDA462 #A9BD62

triadic

#BDA462 #62BDA4 #A462BD

tetradic

#BDA462 #62BD77 #627BBD #BD62A9

square

#BDA462 #62BD77 #627BBD #BD62A9

split-complementary

#BDA462 #62A9BD #7762BD

monochromatic

#746131 #9F8643 #BDA462 #CFBD8D #E1D6B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#BDA462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#BDA462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDA462

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDA462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDA462	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)

#B2A25D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B8A964

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA9A94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bda462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 164, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.090 89.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3be90',
    500: '#bda462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bda462;
$custom-light: #d3be90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bda462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.516,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72613,
    "c": 0.09022,
    "h": 89.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.38252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDA462

secondary

#ABB5D0

accent

#79D157

background

#FDFBF8

surface

#FAF6F0

border

#D3D0CB

text

#14120C

muted

#83817D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDA462

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

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