#BFAE8A#BFAE8A
#BFAE8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.053 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 174, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 29%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 27.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, 0.50, 20.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 20.74, 88.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% 0.004 0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.053 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2097, 43.1846, 30.2045) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.43
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.26
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.99
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.01
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.33
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAE8A #8A9BBF
analogous
#BF948A #BFAE8A #B6BF8A
triadic
#BFAE8A #8ABFAE #AE8ABF
tetradic
#BFAE8A #8ABF94 #8A9BBF #BF8AB6
square
#BFAE8A #8ABF94 #8A9BBF #BF8AB6
split-complementary
#BFAE8A #8AB6BF #948ABF
monochromatic
#867249 #A99362 #BFAE8A #D5C9B2 #EAE5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BFAE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#BFAE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAE8A
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAE8A | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AD88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB28B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfae8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 174, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.053 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c6ac',
500: '#bfae8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfae8a; $custom-light: #d3c6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfae8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 174,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.755,
"s": 29.282,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75611,
"c": 0.05278,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.43183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAE8A
secondary
#C9CFDC
accent
#60A83E
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FAF8F4
border
#D3D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#83827F