#BDA78E#BDA78E
#BDA78E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.043 H 70.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 24.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.76, 4.06, 15.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.76, 16.39, 75.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% 0.0143 0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.043 70.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6877, 40.4104, 31.2953) |
| Luminance | 0.4041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.18
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.81
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.87
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.00
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.70
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA78E #8EA4BD
analogous
#BD908E #BDA78E #BCBD8E
triadic
#BDA78E #8EBDA7 #A78EBD
tetradic
#BDA78E #8EBD90 #8EA4BD #BD8EBC
square
#BDA78E #8EBD90 #8EA4BD #BD8EBC
split-complementary
#BDA78E #8EBCBD #908EBD
monochromatic
#846A4D #A68967 #BDA78E #D4C5B5 #EAE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BDA78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#BDA78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA78E
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA78E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AD8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.043 70.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1af',
500: '#bda78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda78e; $custom-light: #d1c1af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.915,
"s": 26.257,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74087,
"c": 0.04318,
"h": 70.6
},
"luminance": 0.40409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA78E
secondary
#CBD3DB
accent
#70A541
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F