#BDABB9#BDABB9
#BDABB9 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.028 H 333.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDABB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 171, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 12%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 10%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 2.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, 8.98, -4.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 10.18, 331.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% 0.0253 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.028 333.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3050, 43.4480, 51.9418) |
| Luminance | 0.4345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.33
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.87
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.21
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.32
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.33
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDABB9 #ABBDAF
analogous
#B8ABBD #BDABB9 #BDABB0
triadic
#BDABB9 #B9BDAB #ABB9BD
tetradic
#BDABB9 #BDB8AB #ABBDAF #ABB0BD
square
#BDABB9 #BDB8AB #ABBDAF #ABB0BD
split-complementary
#BDABB9 #B0BDAB #ABBDB8
monochromatic
#85697F #A2899C #BDABB9 #D8CDD6 #F2EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#BDABB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#BDABB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDABB9
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDABB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDABB9 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAFBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB1B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFACAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdabb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.028 333.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c4ce',
500: '#bdabb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdabb9; $custom-light: #d1c4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdabb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 171,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 313.333,
"s": 12,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7608,
"c": 0.02828,
"h": 333.4
},
"luminance": 0.43447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDABB9
secondary
#DFE4E1
accent
#965F4F
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F8F9
border
#D2D1D2
text
#141213
muted
#828182