#BDA8A6#BDA8A6
#BDA8A6 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.025 H 24.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 15%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 12.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.58, 7.26, 3.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.58, 8.20, 27.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.91% 0.0225 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.91% 0.025 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8714, 41.5781, 41.8887) |
| Luminance | 0.4158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 2.87
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.22
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 9.33
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.69
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.98
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 10.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA8A6 #A6BBBD
analogous
#BDA6B0 #BDA8A6 #BDB4A6
triadic
#BDA8A6 #A6BDA8 #A8A6BD
tetradic
#BDA8A6 #B0BDA6 #A6BBBD #B4A6BD
square
#BDA8A6 #B0BDA6 #A6BBBD #B4A6BD
split-complementary
#BDA8A6 #A6BDB4 #A6B0BD
monochromatic
#866663 #A38683 #BDA8A6 #D7CAC9 #F1EDEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BDA8A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#BDA8A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA8A6
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA8A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA8A6 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACAAA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AEA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A6A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda8a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.025 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1c0',
500: '#bda8a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda8a6; $custom-light: #d1c1c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda8a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.217,
"s": 14.839,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74913,
"c": 0.02471,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.41577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA8A6
secondary
#DCE2E3
accent
#92994C
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141212
muted
#828181