#BDAD86#BDAD86
#BDAD86 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.056 H 88.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAD86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 173, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 29%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 29%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 29.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.17, -0.29, 22.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.17, 22.17, 90.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.14% 0.0016 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.14% 0.056 88.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2333, 42.4283, 28.6197) |
| Luminance | 0.4243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.96
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.12
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.43
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.00
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.59
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAD86 #8696BD
analogous
#BD9186 #BDAD86 #B1BD86
triadic
#BDAD86 #86BDAD #AD86BD
tetradic
#BDAD86 #86BD91 #8696BD #BD86B1
square
#BDAD86 #86BD91 #8696BD #BD86B1
split-complementary
#BDAD86 #86B1BD #9186BD
monochromatic
#827147 #A7925E #BDAD86 #D3C8AE #E8E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BDAD86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#BDAD86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAD86
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAD86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAD86 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AC83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB087
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdad86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 173, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.056 88.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c5a9',
500: '#bdad86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdad86; $custom-light: #d1c5a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdad86",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 173,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.545,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75138,
"c": 0.05606,
"h": 88.3
},
"luminance": 0.42427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAD86
secondary
#C6CBD9
accent
#5CA83D
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F