#BDA46E#BDA46E
#BDA46E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.077 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 164, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 41.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, 1.61, 31.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 31.42, 87.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% 0.0058 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.077 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0772, 38.4971, 20.2265) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.05
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.26
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.27
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.21
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.34
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA46E #6E87BD
analogous
#BD7C6E #BDA46E #AEBD6E
triadic
#BDA46E #6EBDA4 #A46EBD
tetradic
#BDA46E #6EBD7C #6E87BD #BD6EAE
square
#BDA46E #6EBD7C #6E87BD #BD6EAE
split-complementary
#BDA46E #6EAEBD #7C6EBD
monochromatic
#796437 #A3874A #BDA46E #D0BE98 #E3D9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#BDA46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#BDA46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA46E
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA46E | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 164, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.077 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2be98',
500: '#bda46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda46e; $custom-light: #d2be98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 164,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.013,
"s": 37.441,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72812,
"c": 0.07729,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.38496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA46E
secondary
#B4BED3
accent
#7FCD5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E