#BC8E1B#BC8E1B
#BC8E1B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.131 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 142, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 75%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 86%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 85.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.76, 7.57, 61.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.76, 61.79, 82.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.31% 0.0137 0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.31% 0.131 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6120, 30.1188, 5.2379) |
| Luminance | 0.3012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 1.52
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.63
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.84
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.48
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8E1B #1B49BC
analogous
#BC3D1B #BC8E1B #9ABC1B
triadic
#BC8E1B #1BBC8E #8E1BBC
tetradic
#BC8E1B #1BBC3D #1B49BC #BC1B9A
square
#BC8E1B #1BBC3D #1B49BC #BC1B9A
split-complementary
#BC8E1B #1B9ABC #3D1BBC
monochromatic
#513D0C #866613 #BC8E1B #E2B033 #E9C468
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BC8E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#BC8E1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8E1B
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8E1B | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A28E00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 142, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.131 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae64',
500: '#bc8e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8e1b; $custom-light: #d5ae64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 142,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 74.884,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67311,
"c": 0.13123,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.30116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8E1B
secondary
#6483CF
accent
#6CF236
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151006
muted
#837F7A