#BCA05B#BCA05B
#BCA05B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.094 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA05B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 160, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 51.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, 1.44, 39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 39.54, 87.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.58% 0.0035 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.58% 0.094 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1995, 36.5900, 15.1040) |
| Luminance | 0.3659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.97
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.42
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.73
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.10
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.71
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA05B #5B77BC
analogous
#BC6F5B #BCA05B #A8BC5B
triadic
#BCA05B #5BBCA0 #A05BBC
tetradic
#BCA05B #5BBC6F #5B77BC #BC5BA8
square
#BCA05B #5BBC6F #5B77BC #BC5BA8
split-complementary
#BCA05B #5BA8BC #6F5BBC
monochromatic
#6F5C2D #9B803F #BCA05B #CEB986 #E0D2B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BCA05B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#BCA05B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA05B
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA05B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA05B | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9F55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A65D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99690
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca05b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 160, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.094 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bb8b',
500: '#bca05b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca05b; $custom-light: #d2bb8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca05b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 160,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.68,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71584,
"c": 0.09434,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.36588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA05B
secondary
#A5B1CE
accent
#7AD256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D