#BC8823#BC8823
#BC8823 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.126 H 78.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8823 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 136, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.27, 11.11, 57.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.27, 58.61, 79.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.16% 0.0246 0.1241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.16% 0.126 78.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8487, 28.4235, 5.5040) |
| Luminance | 0.2842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.12
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.32
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.53
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.64
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.88
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8823 #2357BC
analogous
#BC3B23 #BC8823 #A3BC23
triadic
#BC8823 #23BC88 #8823BC
tetradic
#BC8823 #23BC3B #2357BC #BC23A3
square
#BC8823 #23BC3B #2357BC #BC23A3
split-complementary
#BC8823 #23A3BC #3B23BC
monochromatic
#553D10 #886319 #BC8823 #DCA741 #E5BF74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#BC8823 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#BC8823 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8823
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8823 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8823 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8A0D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89628
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7975
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8823; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 136, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.126 78.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5aa67',
500: '#bc8823',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8823; $custom-light: #d5aa67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8823",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 136,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.608,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66157,
"c": 0.12649,
"h": 78.8
},
"luminance": 0.28421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8823
secondary
#6F8ECC
accent
#78EB3C
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151006
muted
#837F7A