#BC8A6B#BC8A6B
#BC8A6B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.075 H 52.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8A6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 138, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 43.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 15.11, 24.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 28.42, 57.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.46% 0.0454 0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.46% 0.075 52.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4827, 29.9319, 17.9736) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.51
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 7.53
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.55
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 8.13
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 8.13
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8A6B #6B9DBC
analogous
#BC6B74 #BC8A6B #BCB26B
triadic
#BC8A6B #6BBC8A #8A6BBC
tetradic
#BC8A6B #74BC6B #6B9DBC #B26BBC
square
#BC8A6B #74BC6B #6B9DBC #B26BBC
split-complementary
#BC8A6B #6BBCB2 #6B74BC
monochromatic
#774F36 #A16B49 #BC8A6B #CFAB95 #E2CDBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BC8A6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8A6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8A6B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8A6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8A6B | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988E69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4996B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8a6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 138, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.075 52.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ac95',
500: '#bc8a6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8a6b; $custom-light: #d2ac95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8a6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 138,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.963,
"s": 37.674,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67458,
"c": 0.07521,
"h": 52.9
},
"luminance": 0.2993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8A6B
secondary
#B1C5D2
accent
#A1CE5A
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F1
border
#D3CECB
text
#14100D
muted
#837F7E