#BC9451#BC9451
#BC9451 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.098 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 148, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 56.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, 7.11, 40.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 41.34, 80.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% 0.0188 0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.098 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8158, 32.4673, 12.3214) |
| Luminance | 0.3246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.04
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.02
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.08
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9451 #5179BC
analogous
#BC5E51 #BC9451 #AEBC51
triadic
#BC9451 #51BC94 #9451BC
tetradic
#BC9451 #51BC5E #5179BC #BC51AE
square
#BC9451 #51BC5E #5179BC #BC51AE
split-complementary
#BC9451 #51AEBC #5E51BC
monochromatic
#6A5229 #96743A #BC9451 #CDAF7D #DECAA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BC9451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#BC9451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9451
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9451 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4954B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8984
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 148, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.098 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b383',
500: '#bc9451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9451; $custom-light: #d3b383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9451",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 148,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.57,
"s": 44.398,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68995,
"c": 0.09784,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.32465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9451
secondary
#9DAFCC
accent
#84D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C