#BC8A6C#BC8A6C
#BC8A6C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.074 H 52.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8A6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 138, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 42.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, 15.22, 23.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 28.03, 57.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.48% 0.0458 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.48% 0.074 52) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5356, 29.9531, 18.2523) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.73
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.38
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 7.84
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 8.12
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 8.40
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8A6C #6C9EBC
analogous
#BC6C76 #BC8A6C #BCB26C
triadic
#BC8A6C #6CBC8A #8A6CBC
tetradic
#BC8A6C #76BC6C #6C9EBC #B26CBC
square
#BC8A6C #76BC6C #6C9EBC #B26CBC
split-complementary
#BC8A6C #6CBCB2 #6C76BC
monochromatic
#774F36 #A16A4A #BC8A6C #CFAB96 #E2CDC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BC8A6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8A6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8A6C
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8A6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8A6C | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 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)
#988E6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4996C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8a6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 138, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.074 52.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ac96',
500: '#bc8a6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8a6c; $custom-light: #d2ac96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8a6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 138,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.5,
"s": 37.383,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67478,
"c": 0.07448,
"h": 52
},
"luminance": 0.29951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8A6C
secondary
#B2C6D2
accent
#A2CD5A
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#14100D
muted
#837F7E