#BC9E4C#BC9E4C
#BC9E4C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.107 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 158, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 59.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.27, 1.29, 46.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.27, 46.19, 88.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0012 0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.107 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2720, 35.6687, 11.9156) |
| Luminance | 0.3567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.43
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.11
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.70
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.03
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9E4C #4C6ABC
analogous
#BC664C #BC9E4C #A2BC4C
triadic
#BC9E4C #4CBC9E #9E4CBC
tetradic
#BC9E4C #4CBC66 #4C6ABC #BC4CA2
square
#BC9E4C #4CBC66 #4C6ABC #BC4CA2
split-complementary
#BC9E4C #4CA2BC #664CBC
monochromatic
#675627 #947B37 #BC9E4C #CDB679 #DDCEA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#BC9E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#BC9E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9E4C
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9E4C | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A54F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 158, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.107 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ba81',
500: '#bc9e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9e4c; $custom-light: #d3ba81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 158,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.929,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70973,
"c": 0.10728,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.35667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9E4C
secondary
#99A6CA
accent
#76D553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C