#BDAE95#BDAE95
#BDAE95 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.039 H 80.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAE95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 174, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 23%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 21%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 21.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, 1.31, 14.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 14.85, 84.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.69% 0.0063 0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.69% 0.039 80.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5471, 43.2618, 34.5897) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.25
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.31
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.59
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.73
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.07
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAE95 #95A4BD
analogous
#BD9A95 #BDAE95 #B8BD95
triadic
#BDAE95 #95BDAE #AE95BD
tetradic
#BDAE95 #95BD9A #95A4BD #BD95B8
square
#BDAE95 #95BD9A #95A4BD #BD95B8
split-complementary
#BDAE95 #95B8BD #9A95BD
monochromatic
#857253 #A6916F #BDAE95 #D4CBBB #ECE8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BDAE95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#BDAE95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAE95
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAE95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAE95 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AE93
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B196
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdae95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 174, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.039 80.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c6b4',
500: '#bdae95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdae95; $custom-light: #d1c6b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdae95",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 174,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 23.256,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75685,
"c": 0.03862,
"h": 80.6
},
"luminance": 0.43261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAE95
secondary
#D0D5DD
accent
#67A244
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280