#BC8D2D#BC8D2D
#BC8D2D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.122 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 141, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 76.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 8.74, 55.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 55.75, 80.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.22% 0.0189 0.121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.22% 0.122 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7396, 29.9329, 6.6407) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.96
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.55
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.20
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8D2D #2D5CBC
analogous
#BC462D #BC8D2D #A3BC2D
triadic
#BC8D2D #2DBC8D #8D2DBC
tetradic
#BC8D2D #2DBC46 #2D5CBC #BC2DA3
square
#BC8D2D #2DBC46 #2D5CBC #BC2DA3
split-complementary
#BC8D2D #2DA3BC #462DBC
monochromatic
#594315 #8B6821 #BC8D2D #D5AA51 #E1C282
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BC8D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8D2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8D2D
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8D2D | 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)
#A08E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 141, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.122 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae6d',
500: '#bc8d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8d2d; $custom-light: #d5ae6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 141,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.28,
"s": 61.373,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67215,
"c": 0.12244,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.29931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8D2D
secondary
#7B95CA
accent
#78E443
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A