#BFAE97#BFAE97
#BFAE97 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.037 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAE97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 174, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 20.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.95, 2.37, 14.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.95, 14.23, 80.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.91% 0.0094 0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.91% 0.037 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2078, 43.5838, 35.4613) |
| Luminance | 0.4358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.13
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.73
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.77
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.79
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.55
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAE97 #97A8BF
analogous
#BF9A97 #BFAE97 #BCBF97
triadic
#BFAE97 #97BFAE #AE97BF
tetradic
#BFAE97 #97BF9A #97A8BF #BF97BC
square
#BFAE97 #97BF9A #97A8BF #BF97BC
split-complementary
#BFAE97 #97BCBF #9A97BF
monochromatic
#887254 #A89071 #BFAE97 #D6CCBD #EEE9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#BFAE97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#BFAE97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAE97
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAE97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAE97 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AE96
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B298
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfae97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 174, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.037 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c6b5',
500: '#bfae97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfae97; $custom-light: #d2c6b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfae97",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 174,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.5,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75911,
"c": 0.0374,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.43583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAE97
secondary
#D3D8DF
accent
#6CA243
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280