#BDA885#BDA885
#BDA885 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.054 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA885 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 30%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 30%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 29.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.84, 2.26, 20.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.84, 21.02, 83.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% 0.009 0.053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.054 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2230, 40.5188, 27.9405) |
| Luminance | 0.4052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.04
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.56
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.66
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.59
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.86
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA885 #859ABD
analogous
#BD8C85 #BDA885 #B6BD85
triadic
#BDA885 #85BDA8 #A885BD
tetradic
#BDA885 #85BD8C #859ABD #BD85B6
square
#BDA885 #85BD8C #859ABD #BD85B6
split-complementary
#BDA885 #85B6BD #8C85BD
monochromatic
#826B46 #A88C5D #BDA885 #D2C4AD #E8E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BDA885 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#BDA885 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA885
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA885 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA885 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A883
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AD86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda885; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.054 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1a8',
500: '#bda885',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda885; $custom-light: #d1c1a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda885",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 29.787,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74087,
"c": 0.05372,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.40518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA885
secondary
#C5CCD9
accent
#65A83D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F