#BDA79E#BDA79E
#BDA79E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.029 H 43.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 19%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 16.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.12, 6.49, 7.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.12, 9.98, 49.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.49% 0.0209 0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.49% 0.029 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9763, 40.9259, 38.0821) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.51
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.00
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.52
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.13
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.47
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA79E #9EB4BD
analogous
#BD9EA4 #BDA79E #BDB69E
triadic
#BDA79E #9EBDA7 #A79EBD
tetradic
#BDA79E #A4BD9E #9EB4BD #B69EBD
square
#BDA79E #A4BD9E #9EB4BD #B69EBD
split-complementary
#BDA79E #9EBDB6 #9EA4BD
monochromatic
#86675B #A4867A #BDA79E #D6C8C2 #EFE9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BDA79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#BDA79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA79E
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA79E | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA99D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AD9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A4A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.029 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1ba',
500: '#bda79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda79e; $custom-light: #d1c1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.419,
"s": 19.018,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74491,
"c": 0.02882,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.40925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA79E
secondary
#D7DDE0
accent
#859D48
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180