#BFAA8B#BFAA8B
#BFAA8B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.049 H 77.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAA8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 170, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 29%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 27%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 27.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.66, 2.79, 18.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.66, 18.99, 81.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.81% 0.0106 0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.81% 0.049 77.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5211, 41.6911, 30.3338) |
| Luminance | 0.4169 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 1.80
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.40
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.27
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.46
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.50
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAA8B #8BA0BF
analogous
#BF908B #BFAA8B #BABF8B
triadic
#BFAA8B #8BBFAA #AA8BBF
tetradic
#BFAA8B #8BBF90 #8BA0BF #BF8BBA
square
#BFAA8B #8BBF90 #8BA0BF #BF8BBA
split-complementary
#BFAA8B #8BBABF #908BBF
monochromatic
#866E4A #A98D64 #BFAA8B #D5C7B2 #EBE4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BFAA8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#BFAA8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAA8B
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAA8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAA8B | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AA89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfaa8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 170, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.049 77.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c3ad',
500: '#bfaa8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfaa8b; $custom-light: #d3c3ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfaa8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 170,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.769,
"s": 28.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74813,
"c": 0.04905,
"h": 77.5
},
"luminance": 0.4169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAA8B
secondary
#CAD1DC
accent
#69A83E
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF7F4
border
#D3D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#83817F