#BDA98E#BDA98E
#BDA98E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.044 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 24.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.28, 2.97, 16.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.28, 16.86, 79.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.5% 0.0112 0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.5% 0.044 75.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0569, 41.1489, 31.4184) |
| Luminance | 0.4115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.49
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.79
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.43
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.23
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.44
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA98E #8EA2BD
analogous
#BD928E #BDA98E #BABD8E
triadic
#BDA98E #8EBDA9 #A98EBD
tetradic
#BDA98E #8EBD92 #8EA2BD #BD8EBA
square
#BDA98E #8EBD92 #8EA2BD #BD8EBA
split-complementary
#BDA98E #8EBABD #928EBD
monochromatic
#846C4D #A68C67 #BDA98E #D4C6B5 #EAE4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BDA98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#BDA98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA98E
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA98E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A98C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AE8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.044 75.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2af',
500: '#bda98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda98e; $custom-light: #d1c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.468,
"s": 26.257,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74495,
"c": 0.04397,
"h": 75.3
},
"luminance": 0.41148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA98E
secondary
#CBD2DB
accent
#6BA541
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F