#BC8D2E#BC8D2E
#BC8D2E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.122 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 141, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 75.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 8.78, 54.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 55.37, 80.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.22% 0.0191 0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.22% 0.122 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7591, 29.9407, 6.7433) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.04
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.67
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.29
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.51
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.67
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8D2E #2E5DBC
analogous
#BC462E #BC8D2E #A4BC2E
triadic
#BC8D2E #2EBC8D #8D2EBC
tetradic
#BC8D2E #2EBC46 #2E5DBC #BC2EA4
square
#BC8D2E #2EBC46 #2E5DBC #BC2EA4
split-complementary
#BC8D2E #2EA4BC #462EBC
monochromatic
#5A4316 #8B6822 #BC8D2E #D5AA52 #E1C284
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BC8D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8D2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8D2E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8D2E | 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)
#A08E1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 141, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.122 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae6d',
500: '#bc8d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8d2e; $custom-light: #d5ae6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 141,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.141,
"s": 60.684,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67223,
"c": 0.12186,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.29938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8D2E
secondary
#7C96CA
accent
#79E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A