#BDA66D#BDA66D
#BDA66D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.080 H 88.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA66D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 42.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, 0.42, 32.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 32.57, 89.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.21% 0.0022 0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.21% 0.08 88.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3838, 39.1969, 20.0616) |
| Luminance | 0.3920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.78
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.94
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.77
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.09
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.63
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA66D #6D84BD
analogous
#BD7E6D #BDA66D #ACBD6D
triadic
#BDA66D #6DBDA6 #A66DBD
tetradic
#BDA66D #6DBD7E #6D84BD #BD6DAC
square
#BDA66D #6DBD7E #6D84BD #BD6DAC
split-complementary
#BDA66D #6DACBD #7E6DBD
monochromatic
#796637 #A3894A #BDA66D #D0C097 #E3D9C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BDA66D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#BDA66D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA66D
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA66D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA66D | 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)
#B2A469
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AB6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99D98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda66d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.080 88.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c097',
500: '#bda66d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda66d; $custom-light: #d2c097; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda66d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.75,
"s": 37.736,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73207,
"c": 0.07978,
"h": 88.4
},
"luminance": 0.39195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA66D
secondary
#B3BCD3
accent
#7BCE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E