#BDA89B#BDA89B
#BDA89B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.031 H 53.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA89B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 18%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.31, 5.47, 9.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.31, 10.96, 60.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% 0.0181 0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.031 53.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9052, 41.1917, 36.8000) |
| Luminance | 0.4119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.62
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.57
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 6.48
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.87
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 7.28
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA89B #9BB0BD
analogous
#BD9B9F #BDA89B #BDB99B
triadic
#BDA89B #9BBDA8 #A89BBD
tetradic
#BDA89B #9FBD9B #9BB0BD #B99BBD
square
#BDA89B #9FBD9B #9BB0BD #B99BBD
split-complementary
#BDA89B #9BBDB9 #9B9FBD
monochromatic
#856958 #A58876 #BDA89B #D5C8C0 #EEE8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BDA89B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#BDA89B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA89B
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA89B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA89B | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA99A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AE9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A4A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda89b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.031 53.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1b8',
500: '#bda89b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda89b; $custom-light: #d1c1b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda89b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.941,
"s": 20.482,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74613,
"c": 0.03068,
"h": 53.8
},
"luminance": 0.41191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA89B
secondary
#D5DBDF
accent
#7D9F47
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180