#BDAA88#BDAA88
#BDAA88 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.051 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 28%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.42, 1.59, 20.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.42, 20.13, 85.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.56% 0.0071 0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.56% 0.051 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8053, 41.3470, 29.1717) |
| Luminance | 0.4135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.87
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.02
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.79
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.97
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.05
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA88 #889BBD
analogous
#BD8F88 #BDAA88 #B5BD88
triadic
#BDAA88 #88BDAA #AA88BD
tetradic
#BDAA88 #88BD8F #889BBD #BD88B5
square
#BDAA88 #88BD8F #889BBD #BD88B5
split-complementary
#BDAA88 #88B5BD #8F88BD
monochromatic
#826E48 #A78E61 #BDAA88 #D3C6AF #E9E2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BDAA88 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#BDAA88 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA88
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA88 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA88 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A986
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AE89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa88; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.051 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c3aa',
500: '#bdaa88',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa88; $custom-light: #d1c3aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa88",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.491,
"s": 28.649,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74563,
"c": 0.05146,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.41346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA88
secondary
#C7CEDA
accent
#64A73E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F