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#BDA093 Color

#BDA093 is rgb(189, 160, 147) in RGB, hsl(19, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grullo (#A99A86), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA093
HEX#BDA093
RGBrgb(189, 160, 147)
HSLhsl(19, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(19, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.039 45.5)
LABlab(68.24% 9.52 10.98)
LCHlch(68.24% 14.53 49.09)

What #BDA093 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDA093, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grullo#A99A86ΔE 7.48Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.64Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 8.62Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.92Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 10.03Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 10.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BDA093 Channel Values

How #BDA093 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 160 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 22% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA093 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDA093 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDA093

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA093; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDA093
Complementary
#93B0BD
Analogous
#BD939B
Analogous
#BDB593
Triadic
#93BDA1
Triadic
#A193BD
Split comp.
#93BDB5
Split comp.
#939BBD

Tints & Shades of #BDA093

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7AFA3
#CFBAB0
#D8C8C0
#E0D3CC
#EAE0DC
#F1ECE9

Shades

#AC8877
#98705D
#7B5B4C
#62483C
#46332B
#291E19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDA093.

How #BDA093 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDA093
Protanopia#A5A593
Protanomaly#AFA393
Deuteranopia#AAAA92
Deuteranomaly#B2A692
Tritanopia#BE9E9E
Tritanomaly#BE9F9A
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA093 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bda093: #BDA093;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA093;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda093': '#BDA093' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.627, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_bda093">#BDA093</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDA093"

More Orange Colors

#BDA093 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#BDA093 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA093?

#BDA093 is a light orange — rgb(189, 160, 147) in RGB and hsl(19, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grullo (#A99A86), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #BDA093?

#BDA093 is rgb(189, 160, 147) — red 189, green 160, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA093?

#BDA093 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA093 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA093 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA093 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA093 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.03, which is visibly different.

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