#BC9042#BC9042
#BC9042 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.109 H 79.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9042 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 144, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 64.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.54, 8.22, 46.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.54, 47.50, 80.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.01% 0.0201 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.01% 0.109 79.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6975, 31.0334, 9.4738) |
| Luminance | 0.3103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.69
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.32
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.45
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9042 #426EBC
analogous
#BC5342 #BC9042 #ABBC42
triadic
#BC9042 #42BC90 #9042BC
tetradic
#BC9042 #42BC53 #426EBC #BC42AB
square
#BC9042 #42BC53 #426EBC #BC42AB
split-complementary
#BC9042 #42ABBC #5342BC
monochromatic
#614B22 #8F6D32 #BC9042 #CCAB6F #DCC59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#BC9042 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#BC9042 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9042
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9042 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9042 | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2913A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9C45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9042; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 144, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.109 79.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b079',
500: '#bc9042',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9042; $custom-light: #d4b079; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9042",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 144,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.361,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68007,
"c": 0.10908,
"h": 79.4
},
"luminance": 0.31031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9042
secondary
#91A5C9
accent
#81D850
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B