#BC9D53#BC9D53
#BC9D53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.100 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9D53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 55.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 2.37, 42.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 42.58, 86.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.86% 0.0052 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.86% 0.1 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3588, 35.4317, 13.2112) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.82
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.84
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.63
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.86
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9D53 #5372BC
analogous
#BC6853 #BC9D53 #A6BC53
triadic
#BC9D53 #53BC9D #9D53BC
tetradic
#BC9D53 #53BC68 #5372BC #BC53A6
square
#BC9D53 #53BC68 #5372BC #BC53A6
split-complementary
#BC9D53 #53A6BC #6853BC
monochromatic
#6B582A #977C3B #BC9D53 #CDB67F #DECFAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BC9D53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BC9D53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9D53
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9D53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9D53 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A456
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9d53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.100 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b985',
500: '#bc9d53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9d53; $custom-light: #d3b985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9d53",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.286,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70855,
"c": 0.10026,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.3543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9D53
secondary
#9FACCC
accent
#7AD454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C