#BDAF83

A light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Tan.

About #BDAF83

At its core, #BDAF83 is a light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Tan. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 175 green, and 131 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 7% Magenta, 31% Yellow, and 26% Black. The HSL representation is 45.5° hue, 30.5% saturation, and 62.7% lightness.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDAF83
RGB189, 175, 131
HSL45.5°, 30.5%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 7%, 31%, 26%
HSV45.5°, 30.7%, 74.1%
LAB71.6, -1.8, 24.4
XYZ40.4, 43.1, 27.7
Decimal12431235

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.62:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.18:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDAF83; }
.text-color { color: #BDAF83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDAF83; }

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