#BC8A6D#BC8A6D
#BC8A6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.074 H 51.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8A6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 138, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 42%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, 15.34, 23.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 27.65, 56.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.5% 0.0462 0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.074 51.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5891, 29.9745, 18.5342) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.96
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.23
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 8.12
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 8.15
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 8.69
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8A6D #6D9FBC
analogous
#BC6D77 #BC8A6D #BCB16D
triadic
#BC8A6D #6DBC8A #8A6DBC
tetradic
#BC8A6D #77BC6D #6D9FBC #B16DBC
square
#BC8A6D #77BC6D #6D9FBC #B16DBC
split-complementary
#BC8A6D #6DBCB1 #6D77BC
monochromatic
#784F37 #A26A4A #BC8A6D #CFAC97 #E3CDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BC8A6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8A6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8A6D
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8A6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8A6D | 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)
#988F6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3996D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8a6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 138, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.074 51.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ac97',
500: '#bc8a6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8a6d; $custom-light: #d2ac97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8a6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 138,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.025,
"s": 37.089,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67499,
"c": 0.07378,
"h": 51.2
},
"luminance": 0.29972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8A6D
secondary
#B3C7D2
accent
#A3CD5B
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#14100D
muted
#837F7E