#BDA97F#BDA97F
#BDA97F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.061 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA97F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 32.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.99, 0.94, 24.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.99, 24.38, 87.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% 0.0049 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.061 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0056, 40.7283, 25.8812) |
| Luminance | 0.4073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.37
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.71
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.56
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.81
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.92
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA97F #7F93BD
analogous
#BD8A7F #BDA97F #B2BD7F
triadic
#BDA97F #7FBDA9 #A97FBD
tetradic
#BDA97F #7FBD8A #7F93BD #BD7FB2
square
#BDA97F #7FBD8A #7F93BD #BD7FB2
split-complementary
#BDA97F #7FB2BD #8A7FBD
monochromatic
#806C42 #A88E57 #BDA97F #D2C4A7 #E7DFD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BDA97F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#BDA97F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA97F
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA97F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA97F | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A87C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda97f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.061 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2a4',
500: '#bda97f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda97f; $custom-light: #d1c2a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda97f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.645,
"s": 31.959,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74166,
"c": 0.06137,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.40727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA97F
secondary
#C0C8D7
accent
#5FAB3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F