#BDA589#BDA589
#BDA589 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.048 H 71.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA589 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 165, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 27.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, 4.43, 17.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 18.30, 75.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% 0.0154 0.0453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.048 71.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9572, 39.5365, 29.2413) |
| Luminance | 0.3953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.27
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.92
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.97
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.87
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.58
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA589 #89A1BD
analogous
#BD8B89 #BDA589 #BBBD89
triadic
#BDA589 #89BDA5 #A589BD
tetradic
#BDA589 #89BD8B #89A1BD #BD89BB
square
#BDA589 #89BD8B #89A1BD #BD89BB
split-complementary
#BDA589 #89BBBD #8B89BD
monochromatic
#836849 #A78762 #BDA589 #D3C3B0 #E9E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BDA589 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#BDA589 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA589
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA589 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA589 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA687
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AB8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda589; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 165, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.048 71.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfab',
500: '#bda589',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda589; $custom-light: #d1bfab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda589",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 165,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.308,
"s": 28.261,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73564,
"c": 0.04787,
"h": 71.3
},
"luminance": 0.39535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA589
secondary
#C8D0DA
accent
#6FA73F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F