#BDA57E#BDA57E
#BDA57E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.060 H 79.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 165, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 33.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.92, 2.97, 23.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.92, 23.66, 82.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.32% 0.0108 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.32% 0.06 79.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2080, 39.2368, 25.2955) |
| Luminance | 0.3923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.97
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.92
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.76
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.79
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.96
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA57E #7E96BD
analogous
#BD867E #BDA57E #B6BD7E
triadic
#BDA57E #7EBDA5 #A57EBD
tetradic
#BDA57E #7EBD86 #7E96BD #BD7EB6
square
#BDA57E #7EBD86 #7E96BD #BD7EB6
split-complementary
#BDA57E #7EB6BD #867EBD
monochromatic
#7F6841 #A88956 #BDA57E #D2C1A6 #E6DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BDA57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#BDA57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA57E
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA57E | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA57B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AB7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 165, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.060 79.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bfa3',
500: '#bda57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda57e; $custom-light: #d2bfa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 165,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.143,
"s": 32.308,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73324,
"c": 0.06,
"h": 79.6
},
"luminance": 0.39235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA57E
secondary
#C0C9D7
accent
#65AB3A
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F