#BDA87B#BDA87B
#BDA87B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.065 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA87B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 34.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.65, 0.97, 26.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.65, 26.09, 87.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% 0.0048 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.065 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5647, 40.2555, 24.4737) |
| Luminance | 0.4025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.49
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.15
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.71
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.19
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA87B #7B90BD
analogous
#BD877B #BDA87B #B1BD7B
triadic
#BDA87B #7BBDA8 #A87BBD
tetradic
#BDA87B #7BBD87 #7B90BD #BD7BB1
square
#BDA87B #7BBD87 #7B90BD #BD7BB1
split-complementary
#BDA87B #7BB1BD #877BBD
monochromatic
#7E6A3F #A78D54 #BDA87B #D1C3A4 #E6DECD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BDA87B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#BDA87B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA87B
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA87B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA87B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A778
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda87b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.065 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c1a1',
500: '#bda87b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda87b; $custom-light: #d2c1a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda87b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.909,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7388,
"c": 0.06532,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.40254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA87B
secondary
#BEC5D6
accent
#5EAC39
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#83817E