#BC8D31#BC8D31
#BC8D31 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.120 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8D31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 141, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 59%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 74%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 73.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 8.92, 53.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 54.20, 80.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.25% 0.0199 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.25% 0.12 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8203, 29.9652, 7.0657) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.32
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.34
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.59
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.66
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8D31 #3160BC
analogous
#BC4731 #BC8D31 #A6BC31
triadic
#BC8D31 #31BC8D #8D31BC
tetradic
#BC8D31 #31BC47 #3160BC #BC31A6
square
#BC8D31 #31BC47 #3160BC #BC31A6
split-complementary
#BC8D31 #31A6BC #4731BC
monochromatic
#5B4418 #8B6924 #BC8D31 #D3A957 #E0C288
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BC8D31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8D31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8D31
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8D31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8D31 | 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)
#A08E24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8d31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 141, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.120 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae6f',
500: '#bc8d31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8d31; $custom-light: #d5ae6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8d31",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 141,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.712,
"s": 58.65,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67246,
"c": 0.12007,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.29963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8D31
secondary
#7F98CA
accent
#7BE246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B