#BDAA86#BDAA86
#BDAA86 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.054 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 29%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 29%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 29.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.38, 1.32, 21.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.38, 21.14, 86.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% 0.0063 0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.054 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6645, 41.2907, 28.4301) |
| Luminance | 0.4129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.60
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.43
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.04
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.59
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.64
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA86 #8699BD
analogous
#BD8E86 #BDAA86 #B4BD86
triadic
#BDAA86 #86BDAA #AA86BD
tetradic
#BDAA86 #86BD8E #8699BD #BD86B4
square
#BDAA86 #86BD8E #8699BD #BD86B4
split-complementary
#BDAA86 #86B4BD #8E86BD
monochromatic
#826D47 #A78E5E #BDAA86 #D3C6AE #E8E2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BDAA86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#BDAA86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA86
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA86 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A984
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AE87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.054 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c3a9',
500: '#bdaa86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa86; $custom-light: #d1c3a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa86",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.273,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74519,
"c": 0.05382,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.41289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA86
secondary
#C6CCD9
accent
#62A83D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F