#BC997B#BC997B
#BC997B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.059 H 62.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC997B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 34.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 8.73, 20.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 22.46, 67.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.74% 0.0275 0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.74% 0.059 62.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7063, 34.9055, 23.5917) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.24
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.72
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.95
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.57
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.72
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC997B #7B9EBC
analogous
#BC7B7D #BC997B #BCB97B
triadic
#BC997B #7BBC99 #997BBC
tetradic
#BC997B #7DBC7B #7B9EBC #B97BBC
square
#BC997B #7DBC7B #7B9EBC #B97BBC
split-complementary
#BC997B #7BBCB9 #7B7DBC
monochromatic
#7D5C3F #A67A54 #BC997B #D1B8A4 #E5D8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC997B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#BC997B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC997B
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC997B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC997B | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49B79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA37B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc997b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.059 62.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b7a1',
500: '#bc997b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc997b; $custom-light: #d1b7a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc997b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.692,
"s": 32.663,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70738,
"c": 0.0591,
"h": 62.2
},
"luminance": 0.34904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC997B
secondary
#BDCAD6
accent
#77AB3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110F
muted
#82807E