#BC997C#BC997C
#BC997C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.058 H 61.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC997C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 34%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 8.86, 20.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 22.03, 66.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.76% 0.0279 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.76% 0.058 61.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7692, 34.9307, 23.9231) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.03
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.97
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.79
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 7.06
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC997C #7C9FBC
analogous
#BC7C7F #BC997C #BCB97C
triadic
#BC997C #7CBC99 #997CBC
tetradic
#BC997C #7FBC7C #7C9FBC #B97CBC
square
#BC997C #7FBC7C #7C9FBC #B97CBC
split-complementary
#BC997C #7CBCB9 #7C7FBC
monochromatic
#7D5C40 #A67A55 #BC997C #D1B9A4 #E5D8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC997C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BC997C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC997C
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC997C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC997C | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49B7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA37C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc997c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.058 61.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b7a2',
500: '#bc997c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc997c; $custom-light: #d1b7a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc997c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.187,
"s": 32.323,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7076,
"c": 0.0582,
"h": 61.3
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC997C
secondary
#BECBD6
accent
#78AB3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110F
muted
#82807E