#BDA49E#BDA49E
#BDA49E is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.031 H 33.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 19%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 16.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, 8.13, 6.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 10.40, 38.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.89% 0.0256 0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.89% 0.031 33.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4331, 39.8394, 37.9010) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 3.17
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 7.34
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.63
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 9.78
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 9.87
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA49E #9EB7BD
analogous
#BD9EA7 #BDA49E #BDB39E
triadic
#BDA49E #9EBDA4 #A49EBD
tetradic
#BDA49E #A7BD9E #9EB7BD #B39EBD
square
#BDA49E #A7BD9E #9EB7BD #B39EBD
split-complementary
#BDA49E #9EBDB3 #9EA7BD
monochromatic
#86635B #A4827A #BDA49E #D6C6C2 #EFE8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BDA49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA49E
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA49E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A79E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAB9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A1A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.031 33.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfba',
500: '#bda49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda49e; $custom-light: #d1bfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.613,
"s": 19.018,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7389,
"c": 0.03072,
"h": 33.7
},
"luminance": 0.39838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA49E
secondary
#D7DEE0
accent
#8D9D48
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180