#BDAE88#BDAE88
#BDAE88 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.054 H 89.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAE88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 174, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 28%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.47, -0.56, 21.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.47, 21.51, 91.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.39% 0.0009 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.39% 0.054 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5666, 42.8696, 29.4255) |
| Luminance | 0.4287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.84
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.24
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.40
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.34
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.40
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAE88 #8897BD
analogous
#BD9388 #BDAE88 #B1BD88
triadic
#BDAE88 #88BDAE #AE88BD
tetradic
#BDAE88 #88BD93 #8897BD #BD88B1
square
#BDAE88 #88BD93 #8897BD #BD88B1
split-complementary
#BDAE88 #88B1BD #9388BD
monochromatic
#827248 #A79361 #BDAE88 #D3C9AF #E9E4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BDAE88 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#BDAE88 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAE88
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAE88 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAE88 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AD86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB189
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdae88; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 174, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.054 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c6ab',
500: '#bdae88',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdae88; $custom-light: #d1c6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdae88",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 174,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.019,
"s": 28.649,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75388,
"c": 0.05446,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.42868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAE88
secondary
#C7CCDA
accent
#5CA73E
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F