#BC9C49#BC9C49
#BC9C49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.109 H 88.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 156, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 61.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 2.15, 46.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 47.04, 87.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.53% 0.0033 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.53% 0.109 88.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8317, 34.9512, 11.2663) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.86
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.69
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9C49 #4969BC
analogous
#BC6249 #BC9C49 #A2BC49
triadic
#BC9C49 #49BC9C #9C49BC
tetradic
#BC9C49 #49BC62 #4969BC #BC49A2
square
#BC9C49 #49BC62 #4969BC #BC49A2
split-complementary
#BC9C49 #49A2BC #6249BC
monochromatic
#655325 #927836 #BC9C49 #CCB476 #DDCDA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC9C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BC9C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9C49
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9C49 | 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)
#AC9B41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A34C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB908A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 156, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.109 88.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b97f',
500: '#bc9c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9c49; $custom-light: #d3b97f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 156,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.304,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70525,
"c": 0.10868,
"h": 88.2
},
"luminance": 0.34949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9C49
secondary
#97A5CA
accent
#77D652
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C