#BDAA85#BDAA85
#BDAA85 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.055 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 30%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 30%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 29.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.36, 1.19, 21.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.36, 21.65, 86.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.5% 0.0059 0.0547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.5% 0.055 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5951, 41.2629, 28.0646) |
| Luminance | 0.4126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.55
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.66
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.20
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.42
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.37
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA85 #8598BD
analogous
#BD8E85 #BDAA85 #B4BD85
triadic
#BDAA85 #85BDAA #AA85BD
tetradic
#BDAA85 #85BD8E #8598BD #BD85B4
square
#BDAA85 #85BD8E #8598BD #BD85B4
split-complementary
#BDAA85 #85B4BD #8E85BD
monochromatic
#826D46 #A88E5D #BDAA85 #D2C6AD #E8E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BDAA85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#BDAA85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA85
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA85 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A983
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AE86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.055 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c3a8',
500: '#bdaa85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa85; $custom-light: #d1c3a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa85",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.643,
"s": 29.787,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74498,
"c": 0.055,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.41262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA85
secondary
#C5CCD9
accent
#61A83D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F