#BC8A73#BC8A73
#BC8A73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.070 H 45.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8A73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 138, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 38.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, 16.03, 19.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 25.48, 51.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.63% 0.0487 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.63% 0.07 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9232, 30.1082, 20.2937) |
| Luminance | 0.3011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.64
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 8.17
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 8.48
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.60
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 9.01
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8A73 #73A5BC
analogous
#BC7381 #BC8A73 #BCAF73
triadic
#BC8A73 #73BC8A #8A73BC
tetradic
#BC8A73 #81BC73 #73A5BC #AF73BC
square
#BC8A73 #81BC73 #73A5BC #AF73BC
split-complementary
#BC8A73 #73BCAF #7381BC
monochromatic
#7A4F3A #A4694E #BC8A73 #D0AD9C #E4CFC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BC8A73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#BC8A73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8A73
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8A73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8A73 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978F71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39973
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98284
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8a73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 138, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.070 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ac9b',
500: '#bc8a73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8a73; $custom-light: #d2ac9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8a73",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 138,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.904,
"s": 35.266,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67626,
"c": 0.0698,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.30106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8A73
secondary
#B7CBD4
accent
#A8CB5C
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#14100E
muted
#837F7E