#BDA97E#BDA97E
#BDA97E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.063 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 33.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.97, 0.81, 24.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.97, 24.89, 88.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% 0.0045 0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.063 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9407, 40.7024, 25.5397) |
| Luminance | 0.4070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.54
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.67
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.38
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.03
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.09
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA97E #7E92BD
analogous
#BD8A7E #BDA97E #B2BD7E
triadic
#BDA97E #7EBDA9 #A97EBD
tetradic
#BDA97E #7EBD8A #7E92BD #BD7EB2
square
#BDA97E #7EBD8A #7E92BD #BD7EB2
split-complementary
#BDA97E #7EB2BD #8A7EBD
monochromatic
#7F6C41 #A88E56 #BDA97E #D2C4A6 #E6DFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BDA97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#BDA97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA97E
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA97E | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A87B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.063 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c2a3',
500: '#bda97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda97e; $custom-light: #d2c2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.952,
"s": 32.308,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74146,
"c": 0.06254,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.40701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA97E
secondary
#C0C7D7
accent
#5EAB3A
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F