#BDA588#BDA588
#BDA588 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.049 H 72.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA588 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 165, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 28%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.12, 4.30, 18.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.12, 18.77, 76.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% 0.015 0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.049 72.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8858, 39.5080, 28.8652) |
| Luminance | 0.3951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.94
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.81
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.22
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.98
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.30
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA588 #88A0BD
analogous
#BD8A88 #BDA588 #BABD88
triadic
#BDA588 #88BDA5 #A588BD
tetradic
#BDA588 #88BD8A #88A0BD #BD88BA
square
#BDA588 #88BD8A #88A0BD #BD88BA
split-complementary
#BDA588 #88BABD #8A88BD
monochromatic
#826848 #A78761 #BDA588 #D3C3AF #E9E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BDA588 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#BDA588 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA588
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA588 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA588 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA586
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AB89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda588; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 165, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.049 72.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfaa',
500: '#bda588',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda588; $custom-light: #d1bfaa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda588",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 165,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.83,
"s": 28.649,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73542,
"c": 0.04894,
"h": 72.2
},
"luminance": 0.39507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA588
secondary
#C7D0DA
accent
#6EA73E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F