#BDA68C#BDA68C
#BDA68C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.045 H 70.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA68C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 27%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 25.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, 4.31, 16.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 17.11, 75.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% 0.015 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.045 70.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3564, 39.9859, 30.4508) |
| Luminance | 0.3998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.87
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.78
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.97
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.32
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.77
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA68C #8CA3BD
analogous
#BD8E8C #BDA68C #BCBD8C
triadic
#BDA68C #8CBDA6 #A68CBD
tetradic
#BDA68C #8CBD8E #8CA3BD #BD8CBC
square
#BDA68C #8CBD8E #8CA3BD #BD8CBC
split-complementary
#BDA68C #8CBCBD #8E8CBD
monochromatic
#83694B #A78865 #BDA68C #D3C4B3 #EAE2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BDA68C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#BDA68C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA68C
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA68C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA68C | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A09F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda68c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.045 70.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c0ad',
500: '#bda68c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda68c; $custom-light: #d1c0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda68c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.837,
"s": 27.072,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73837,
"c": 0.045,
"h": 70.5
},
"luminance": 0.39985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA68C
secondary
#CAD2DB
accent
#70A640
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F