#BC8F31#BC8F31
#BC8F31 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.121 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8F31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 59%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 74%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 73.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.13, 7.82, 53.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.13, 54.53, 81.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.65% 0.0167 0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.65% 0.121 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1179, 30.5603, 7.1649) |
| Luminance | 0.3056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.54
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.56
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.69
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.77
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8F31 #315EBC
analogous
#BC4A31 #BC8F31 #A4BC31
triadic
#BC8F31 #31BC8F #8F31BC
tetradic
#BC8F31 #31BC4A #315EBC #BC31A4
square
#BC8F31 #31BC4A #315EBC #BC31A4
split-complementary
#BC8F31 #31A4BC #4A31BC
monochromatic
#5B4518 #8B6A24 #BC8F31 #D3AB57 #E0C388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BC8F31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#BC8F31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8F31
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8F31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8F31 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A28F23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC817C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8f31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.121 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5af6f',
500: '#bc8f31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8f31; $custom-light: #d5af6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8f31",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.576,
"s": 58.65,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67646,
"c": 0.12065,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.30558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8F31
secondary
#7F97CA
accent
#78E246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B