#BFAE8D#BFAE8D
#BFAE8D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.049 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAE8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 174, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 28%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 26%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 26.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 0.92, 19.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 19.21, 87.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.68% 0.0053 0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.68% 0.049 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4299, 43.2727, 31.3642) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.18
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 1.48
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.05
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.51
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.79
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAE8D #8D9EBF
analogous
#BF958D #BFAE8D #B7BF8D
triadic
#BFAE8D #8DBFAE #AE8DBF
tetradic
#BFAE8D #8DBF95 #8D9EBF #BF8DB7
square
#BFAE8D #8DBF95 #8D9EBF #BF8DB7
split-complementary
#BFAE8D #8DB7BF #958DBF
monochromatic
#86724B #A99266 #BFAE8D #D5CAB4 #EBE6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BFAE8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#BFAE8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAE8D
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAE8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAE8D | 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)
#B6AD8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB28E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfae8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 174, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.049 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c6ae',
500: '#bfae8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfae8d; $custom-light: #d3c6ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfae8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 174,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.6,
"s": 28.09,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75677,
"c": 0.04917,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.43272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAE8D
secondary
#CBD1DC
accent
#62A73F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F