#BDA68B#BDA68B
#BDA68B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.046 H 71.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA68B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 26.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 4.17, 17.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 17.58, 76.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% 0.0146 0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.046 71.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2830, 39.9566, 30.0642) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.52
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.73
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.06
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.40
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.45
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA68B #8BA2BD
analogous
#BD8D8B #BDA68B #BBBD8B
triadic
#BDA68B #8BBDA6 #A68BBD
tetradic
#BDA68B #8BBD8D #8BA2BD #BD8BBB
square
#BDA68B #8BBD8D #8BA2BD #BD8BBB
split-complementary
#BDA68B #8BBBBD #8D8BBD
monochromatic
#83694B #A78864 #BDA68B #D3C4B2 #E9E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA68B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA68B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA68B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA68B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA68B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A09F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda68b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.046 71.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c0ad',
500: '#bda68b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda68b; $custom-light: #d1c0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda68b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.4,
"s": 27.473,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73814,
"c": 0.04606,
"h": 71.5
},
"luminance": 0.39955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA68B
secondary
#C9D1DB
accent
#6FA63F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F