#BDA68E#BDA68E
#BDA68E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.043 H 68.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA68E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 24.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, 4.60, 15.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 16.18, 73.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% 0.0159 0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.043 68.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5052, 40.0455, 31.2345) |
| Luminance | 0.4004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.61
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.26
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.52
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.34
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA68E #8EA5BD
analogous
#BD8E8E #BDA68E #BDBD8E
triadic
#BDA68E #8EBDA6 #A68EBD
tetradic
#BDA68E #8EBD8E #8EA5BD #BD8EBD
square
#BDA68E #8EBD8E #8EA5BD #BD8EBD
split-complementary
#BDA68E #8EBDBD #8E8EBD
monochromatic
#84694D #A68867 #BDA68E #D4C4B5 #EAE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BDA68E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#BDA68E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA68E
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA68E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA68E | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AC8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda68e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.043 68.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c0af',
500: '#bda68e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda68e; $custom-light: #d1c0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda68e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.638,
"s": 26.257,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73884,
"c": 0.04289,
"h": 68.3
},
"luminance": 0.40044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA68E
secondary
#CBD3DB
accent
#72A541
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F