#BDA57D#BDA57D
#BDA57D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.061 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA57D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 165, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 33.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.90, 2.84, 23.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.90, 24.16, 83.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.3% 0.0104 0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.3% 0.061 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1438, 39.2112, 24.9573) |
| Luminance | 0.3921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.23
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.75
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.71
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.75
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.11
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA57D #7D95BD
analogous
#BD857D #BDA57D #B5BD7D
triadic
#BDA57D #7DBDA5 #A57DBD
tetradic
#BDA57D #7DBD85 #7D95BD #BD7DB5
square
#BDA57D #7DBD85 #7D95BD #BD7DB5
split-complementary
#BDA57D #7DB5BD #857DBD
monochromatic
#7F6841 #A88955 #BDA57D #D2C1A6 #E6DDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BDA57D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#BDA57D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA57D
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA57D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA57D | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A57A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AB7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda57d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 165, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.061 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bfa3',
500: '#bda57d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda57d; $custom-light: #d2bfa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda57d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 165,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73304,
"c": 0.06113,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.3921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA57D
secondary
#BFC8D7
accent
#65AB3A
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F