#BDA68D#BDA68D
#BDA68D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.044 H 69.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA68D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 27%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 25.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, 4.46, 16.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 16.64, 74.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% 0.0155 0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.044 69.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4305, 40.0156, 30.8408) |
| Luminance | 0.4001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.23
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.53
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.23
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.27
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.10
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA68D #8DA4BD
analogous
#BD8E8D #BDA68D #BCBD8D
triadic
#BDA68D #8DBDA6 #A68DBD
tetradic
#BDA68D #8DBD8E #8DA4BD #BD8DBC
square
#BDA68D #8DBD8E #8DA4BD #BD8DBC
split-complementary
#BDA68D #8DBCBD #8E8DBD
monochromatic
#83694C #A78866 #BDA68D #D3C4B4 #EAE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BDA68D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#BDA68D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA68D
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA68D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA68D | 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)
#AEA78B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda68d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.044 69.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c0ae',
500: '#bda68d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda68d; $custom-light: #d1c0ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda68d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.25,
"s": 26.667,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73861,
"c": 0.04394,
"h": 69.4
},
"luminance": 0.40014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA68D
secondary
#CBD3DB
accent
#71A540
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F