HEX Color #BDA86D (Darkkhaki)

About #BDA86D

Visually, #BDA86D is defined as a moderate orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkkhaki. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 168 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 11% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDA86D

RGB189, 168, 109

HSL44.2°, 37.7%, 58.4%

CMYK0%, 11%, 42%, 26%

HSV44.2°, 42.3%, 74.1%

LAB69.4, -0.7, 33.2

XYZ37.7, 39.9, 20.2

Decimal12429421

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BDA86D #6D82BD

Analogous

#BD806D #AABD6D

Triadic

#6DBDA8 #A76DBD

Tetradic

#6DBD80 #6D82BD #BD6DAA

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BDA86D

#C4B17D

#CBBB8D

#D3C59D

#DACEAD

#E1D8BE

#E9E2CE

#F0EBDE

#F7F5EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BDA86D

#A89560

#938254

#7E7048

#695D3C

#544A30

#3F3824

#2A2518

#15120C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.34:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.99:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.23:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.64:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDA86D; }

.text-color { color: #BDA86D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDA86D; }

Similar Colors

Darkkhaki

#BDB76B