#BC8D43#BC8D43
#BC8D43 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.108 H 76.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8D43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 141, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 64.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.78, 9.93, 45.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.78, 46.53, 77.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% 0.0252 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.108 76.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2789, 30.1486, 9.4809) |
| Luminance | 0.3015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.43
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.57
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.79
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.33
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8D43 #4372BC
analogous
#BC5043 #BC8D43 #AFBC43
triadic
#BC8D43 #43BC8D #8D43BC
tetradic
#BC8D43 #43BC50 #4372BC #BC43AF
square
#BC8D43 #43BC50 #4372BC #BC43AF
split-complementary
#BC8D43 #43AFBC #5043BC
monochromatic
#624923 #8F6B33 #BC8D43 #CCA870 #DCC49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BC8D43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#BC8D43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8D43
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8D43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8D43 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9A45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC807D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8d43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 141, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.108 76.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ae7a',
500: '#bc8d43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8d43; $custom-light: #d4ae7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8d43",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 141,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.694,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6742,
"c": 0.10753,
"h": 76.4
},
"luminance": 0.30146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8D43
secondary
#92A7C9
accent
#85D751
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B