#BDA86F#BDA86F
#BDA86F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.079 H 90.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 41.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -0.43, 32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 32.22, 90.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.66% -0.0001 0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.66% 0.079 90.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8591, 39.9732, 20.7572) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.79
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.38
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.42
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.96
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.63
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA86F #6F84BD
analogous
#BD816F #BDA86F #ABBD6F
triadic
#BDA86F #6FBDA8 #A86FBD
tetradic
#BDA86F #6FBD81 #6F84BD #BD6FAB
square
#BDA86F #6FBD81 #6F84BD #BD6FAB
split-complementary
#BDA86F #6FABBD #816FBD
monochromatic
#7A6838 #A48C4B #BDA86F #D0C199 #E3DBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BDA86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA86F
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA86F | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#B4A66B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.079 90.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c199',
500: '#bda86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda86f; $custom-light: #d2c199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.846,
"s": 37.143,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73656,
"c": 0.07906,
"h": 90.1
},
"luminance": 0.39972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA86F
secondary
#B5BDD3
accent
#79CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E