#BC9040#BC9040
#BC9040 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.111 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 144, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 66%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.52, 8.09, 47.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.52, 48.39, 80.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.99% 0.0194 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.99% 0.111 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6396, 31.0103, 9.1686) |
| Luminance | 0.3101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.29
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.78
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.18
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.55
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.61
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9040 #406CBC
analogous
#BC5240 #BC9040 #AABC40
triadic
#BC9040 #40BC90 #9040BC
tetradic
#BC9040 #40BC52 #406CBC #BC40AA
square
#BC9040 #40BC52 #406CBC #BC40AA
split-complementary
#BC9040 #40AABC #5240BC
monochromatic
#614A21 #8E6D30 #BC9040 #CDAB6C #DDC59A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#BC9040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#BC9040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9040
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9040 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29137
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9C43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 144, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.111 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b078',
500: '#bc9040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9040; $custom-light: #d4b078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9040",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 144,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.71,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67986,
"c": 0.11061,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.31008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9040
secondary
#8FA4C9
accent
#80D94F
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B