#BDA86A#BDA86A
#BDA86A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.085 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA86A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 39%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 43.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.37, -0.97, 34.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.37, 34.77, 91.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% -0.0021 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.085 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5914, 39.8662, 19.3477) |
| Luminance | 0.3987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.93
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.13
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.02
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.16
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.49
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA86A #6A7FBD
analogous
#BD7E6A #BDA86A #A9BD6A
triadic
#BDA86A #6ABDA8 #A86ABD
tetradic
#BDA86A #6ABD7E #6A7FBD #BD6AA9
square
#BDA86A #6ABD7E #6A7FBD #BD6AA9
split-complementary
#BDA86A #6AA9BD #7E6ABD
monochromatic
#786735 #A28B48 #BDA86A #D0C194 #E3DABF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA86A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BDA86A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA86A
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA86A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA86A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A665
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda86a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.085 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c195',
500: '#bda86a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda86a; $custom-light: #d2c195; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda86a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.819,
"s": 38.605,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73571,
"c": 0.08464,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.39865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA86A
secondary
#B1B9D2
accent
#77CF59
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E