#BC9E76#BC9E76
#BC9E76 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.065 H 74.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9E76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 158, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 34%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 37%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 37.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.87, 5.37, 25.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.87, 25.62, 77.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.64% 0.0174 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.64% 0.065 74.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2368, 36.4547, 22.2637) |
| Luminance | 0.3645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.84
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.96
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.99
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.32
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9E76 #7694BC
analogous
#BC7B76 #BC9E76 #B7BC76
triadic
#BC9E76 #76BC9E #9E76BC
tetradic
#BC9E76 #76BC7B #7694BC #BC76B7
square
#BC9E76 #76BC7B #7694BC #BC76B7
split-complementary
#BC9E76 #76B7BC #7B76BC
monochromatic
#7B603C #A48050 #BC9E76 #D0BB9F #E4D8C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#BC9E76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#BC9E76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9E76
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9E76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9E76 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99F73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A677
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9e76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 158, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.065 74.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ba9e',
500: '#bc9e76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9e76; $custom-light: #d1ba9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9e76",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 158,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 34.314,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7164,
"c": 0.06496,
"h": 74.4
},
"luminance": 0.36453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9E76
secondary
#B9C5D4
accent
#8CCA5D
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#83807E