Close to Latte
#BDA481
#BDA481 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Latte. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 64.3% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDA481.
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
2.39:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.79:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.79:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDA481 as they’d see it.
#BDA481 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDA481
What color is #BDA481?
#BDA481 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Latte. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 64.3% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDA481 in RGB?
#BDA481 is rgb(189, 164, 129): 189 red, 164 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDA481 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 32, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDA481?
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 #BDA481?
Its complement #8FAACF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.