#BDA96F#BDA96F
#BDA96F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.080 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA96F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 41.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, -0.97, 32.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 32.58, 91.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% -0.0016 0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.08 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0444, 40.3439, 20.8190) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.92
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.23
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.54
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA96F #6F83BD
analogous
#BD826F #BDA96F #AABD6F
triadic
#BDA96F #6FBDA9 #A96FBD
tetradic
#BDA96F #6FBD82 #6F83BD #BD6FAA
square
#BDA96F #6FBD82 #6F83BD #BD6FAA
split-complementary
#BDA96F #6FAABD #826FBD
monochromatic
#7A6938 #A48D4B #BDA96F #D0C299 #E3DBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BDA96F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#BDA96F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA96F
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA96F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA96F | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A76B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda96f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.080 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c299',
500: '#bda96f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda96f; $custom-light: #d2c299; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda96f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.615,
"s": 37.143,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73863,
"c": 0.07986,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.40342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA96F
secondary
#B5BCD3
accent
#78CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E