#BDA86E#BDA86E
#BDA86E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.080 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 41.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -0.54, 32.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 32.73, 90.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.64% -0.0005 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.64% 0.08 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8043, 39.9513, 20.4689) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.26
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.52
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.13
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.58
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA86E #6E83BD
analogous
#BD806E #BDA86E #AABD6E
triadic
#BDA86E #6EBDA8 #A86EBD
tetradic
#BDA86E #6EBD80 #6E83BD #BD6EAA
square
#BDA86E #6EBD80 #6E83BD #BD6EAA
split-complementary
#BDA86E #6EAABD #806EBD
monochromatic
#796837 #A38C4A #BDA86E #D0C198 #E3DAC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA86E
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA86E | 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)
#B4A66A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.080 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c198',
500: '#bda86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda86e; $custom-light: #d2c198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.051,
"s": 37.441,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73638,
"c": 0.08019,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA86E
secondary
#B4BCD3
accent
#79CD5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E