#BDACA3#BDACA3
#BDACA3 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.024 H 49.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDACA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 172, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 16%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 13.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.53, 4.59, 6.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.53, 8.24, 56.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% 0.0152 0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.024 49.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3492, 42.9690, 40.7062) |
| Luminance | 0.4297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.86
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.86
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.27
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.82
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.97
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDACA3 #A3B4BD
analogous
#BDA3A7 #BDACA3 #BDB9A3
triadic
#BDACA3 #A3BDAC #ACA3BD
tetradic
#BDACA3 #A7BDA3 #A3B4BD #B9A3BD
square
#BDACA3 #A7BDA3 #A3B4BD #B9A3BD
split-complementary
#BDACA3 #A3BDB9 #A3A7BD
monochromatic
#866D60 #A38C7F #BDACA3 #D7CCC7 #F0ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BDACA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#BDACA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDACA3
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDACA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDACA3 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0ADA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B1A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 172, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.024 49.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c4be',
500: '#bdaca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaca3; $custom-light: #d1c4be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 172,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.769,
"s": 16.456,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75635,
"c": 0.02351,
"h": 49.8
},
"luminance": 0.42968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDACA3
secondary
#DADFE2
accent
#7F9B4B
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141212
muted
#828181