Close to Khaki Tan
#BDA88A
#BDA88A is a light, muted orange, close to the color Khaki Tan. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 65.9% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDA88A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.30:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.13:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.30:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.13:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDA88A as they’d see it.
#BDA88A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #BDA88A
What color is #BDA88A?
#BDA88A is a light, muted orange, close to the color Khaki Tan. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 65.9% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDA88A in RGB?
#BDA88A is rgb(189, 168, 138): 189 red, 168 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDA88A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 27, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDA88A?
PANTONE 465 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDA88A?
Its complement #97ADCC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.