#BC8D57#BC8D57
#BC8D57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.091 H 69.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8D57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 141, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 53.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.02, 11.47, 35.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.02, 37.34, 72.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.69% 0.0325 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.69% 0.091 69.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9858, 30.4314, 13.2041) |
| Luminance | 0.3043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.76
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.32
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.33
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.36
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.25
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8D57 #5786BC
analogous
#BC5B57 #BC8D57 #B9BC57
triadic
#BC8D57 #57BC8D #8D57BC
tetradic
#BC8D57 #57BC5B #5786BC #BC57B9
square
#BC8D57 #57BC5B #5786BC #BC57B9
split-complementary
#BC8D57 #57B9BC #5B57BC
monochromatic
#6D4F2C #996E3D #BC8D57 #CDAB83 #DFC8AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#BC8D57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#BC8D57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8D57
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8D57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8D57 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8F53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8280
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8d57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 141, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.091 69.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ae87',
500: '#bc8d57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8d57; $custom-light: #d3ae87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8d57",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 141,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.079,
"s": 42.979,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67688,
"c": 0.09107,
"h": 69.1
},
"luminance": 0.30429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8D57
secondary
#A2B6CD
accent
#90D355
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4EF
border
#D3CECA
text
#14100B
muted
#837F7C