#BDA86D#BDA86D
#BDA86D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.081 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA86D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 42.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -0.65, 33.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 33.24, 91.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% -0.0009 0.0813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.081 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7502, 39.9297, 20.1837) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.16
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.64
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.51
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA86D #6D82BD
analogous
#BD806D #BDA86D #AABD6D
triadic
#BDA86D #6DBDA8 #A86DBD
tetradic
#BDA86D #6DBD80 #6D82BD #BD6DAA
square
#BDA86D #6DBD80 #6D82BD #BD6DAA
split-complementary
#BDA86D #6DAABD #806DBD
monochromatic
#796837 #A38C4A #BDA86D #D0C197 #E3DAC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA86D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA86D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA86D
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA86D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA86D | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A669
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda86d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.081 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c197',
500: '#bda86d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda86d; $custom-light: #d2c197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda86d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.25,
"s": 37.736,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73621,
"c": 0.0813,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.39928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA86D
secondary
#B3BBD3
accent
#78CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E