#BC9B5B#BC9B5B
#BC9B5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.091 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 155, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 51.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.66, 4.15, 37.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.66, 38.15, 83.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.56% 0.0114 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.56% 0.091 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3501, 34.8912, 14.8209) |
| Luminance | 0.3489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.38
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.41
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.53
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.59
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9B5B #5B7CBC
analogous
#BC6B5B #BC9B5B #ACBC5B
triadic
#BC9B5B #5BBC9B #9B5BBC
tetradic
#BC9B5B #5BBC6B #5B7CBC #BC5BAC
square
#BC9B5B #5BBC6B #5B7CBC #BC5BAC
split-complementary
#BC9B5B #5BACBC #6B5BBC
monochromatic
#6F592D #9B7C3F #BC9B5B #CEB586 #E0D0B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC9B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#BC9B5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9B5B
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9B5B | 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)
#AA9B56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A35D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 155, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.091 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b88b',
500: '#bc9b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9b5b; $custom-light: #d2b88b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 155,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.588,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70557,
"c": 0.09144,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.34889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9B5B
secondary
#A5B3CE
accent
#80D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D