#BDA97A#BDA97A
#BDA97A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.067 H 87.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 35.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, 0.31, 26.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 26.94, 89.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% 0.0029 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.067 87.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6878, 40.6012, 24.2075) |
| Luminance | 0.4060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.78
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.86
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.33
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.43
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.50
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA97A #7A8EBD
analogous
#BD877A #BDA97A #AFBD7A
triadic
#BDA97A #7ABDA9 #A97ABD
tetradic
#BDA97A #7ABD87 #7A8EBD #BD7AAF
square
#BDA97A #7ABD87 #7A8EBD #BD7AAF
split-complementary
#BDA97A #7AAFBD #877ABD
monochromatic
#7E6B3F #A78E53 #BDA97A #D1C3A3 #E6DECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BDA97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#BDA97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA97A
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA97A | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A877
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AD7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.067 87.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c2a1',
500: '#bda97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda97a; $custom-light: #d2c2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.09,
"s": 33.668,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74066,
"c": 0.06721,
"h": 87.6
},
"luminance": 0.406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA97A
secondary
#BDC4D6
accent
#5BAC39
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#83817E