#BC8F38#BC8F38
#BC8F38 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.116 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 70.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.19, 8.17, 51.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.19, 51.68, 80.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.71% 0.0186 0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.71% 0.116 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2772, 30.6241, 8.0043) |
| Luminance | 0.3062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.19
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.49
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.86
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8F38 #3865BC
analogous
#BC4D38 #BC8F38 #A7BC38
triadic
#BC8F38 #38BC8F #8F38BC
tetradic
#BC8F38 #38BC4D #3865BC #BC38A7
square
#BC8F38 #38BC4D #3865BC #BC38A7
split-complementary
#BC8F38 #38A7BC #4D38BC
monochromatic
#5E471C #8D6B2A #BC8F38 #D0AA61 #DEC490
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BC8F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#BC8F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8F38
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8F38 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1902D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC827D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.116 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4af73',
500: '#bc8f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8f38; $custom-light: #d4af73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.545,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67706,
"c": 0.11609,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.30622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8F38
secondary
#879DC9
accent
#7CDD4A
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B