#BDA86B#BDA86B
#BDA86B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.084 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA86B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 43.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.39, -0.87, 34.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.39, 34.26, 91.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.59% -0.0017 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.59% 0.084 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6438, 39.8871, 19.6232) |
| Luminance | 0.3989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.99
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.04
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.50
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA86B #6B80BD
analogous
#BD7F6B #BDA86B #A9BD6B
triadic
#BDA86B #6BBDA8 #A86BBD
tetradic
#BDA86B #6BBD7F #6B80BD #BD6BA9
square
#BDA86B #6BBD7F #6B80BD #BD6BA9
split-complementary
#BDA86B #6BA9BD #7F6BBD
monochromatic
#786736 #A28B48 #BDA86B #D0C195 #E3DAC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA86B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#BDA86B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA86B
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA86B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA86B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A666
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda86b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.084 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c196',
500: '#bda86b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda86b; $custom-light: #d2c196; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda86b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.634,
"s": 38.318,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73587,
"c": 0.08353,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.39886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA86B
secondary
#B2BAD2
accent
#77CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E