#BC9D52#BC9D52
#BC9D52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.101 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9D52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 56.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.07, 2.29, 43.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.07, 43.06, 86.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.84% 0.0049 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.84% 0.101 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3205, 35.4163, 13.0093) |
| Luminance | 0.3542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.89
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.13
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.93
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.62
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9D52 #5271BC
analogous
#BC6852 #BC9D52 #A6BC52
triadic
#BC9D52 #52BC9D #9D52BC
tetradic
#BC9D52 #52BC68 #5271BC #BC52A6
square
#BC9D52 #52BC68 #5271BC #BC52A6
split-complementary
#BC9D52 #52A6BC #6852BC
monochromatic
#6A5729 #977C3A #BC9D52 #CDB67E #DECFAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BC9D52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#BC9D52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9D52
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9D52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9D52 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9C4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A455
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9d52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.101 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b985',
500: '#bc9d52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9d52; $custom-light: #d3b985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9d52",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.453,
"s": 44.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70842,
"c": 0.10119,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.35415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9D52
secondary
#9EABCC
accent
#79D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C