#BC9A3A#BC9A3A
#BC9A3A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.119 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 154, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.05, 2.28, 53.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.05, 53.17, 87.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% 0.0018 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.119 89.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0602, 34.1101, 8.8448) |
| Luminance | 0.3411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.85
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.94
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.25
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.56
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.89
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9A3A #3A5CBC
analogous
#BC593A #BC9A3A #9DBC3A
triadic
#BC9A3A #3ABC9A #9A3ABC
tetradic
#BC9A3A #3ABC59 #3A5CBC #BC3A9D
square
#BC9A3A #3ABC59 #3A5CBC #BC3A9D
split-complementary
#BC9A3A #3A9DBC #593ABC
monochromatic
#5E4D1D #8D742C #BC9A3A #CFB364 #DECA93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#BC9A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#BC9A3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9A3A
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9A3A | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB982E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A23E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 154, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.119 89.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b775',
500: '#bc9a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9a3a; $custom-light: #d4b775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 154,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.308,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6996,
"c": 0.11941,
"h": 89.1
},
"luminance": 0.34108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9A3A
secondary
#899AC9
accent
#71DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B