#BCA05D#BCA05D
#BCA05D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.092 H 87.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA05D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 160, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 50.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.99, 1.62, 38.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.99, 38.56, 87.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.61% 0.0042 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.61% 0.092 87.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2869, 36.6250, 15.5645) |
| Luminance | 0.3662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.35
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.51
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA05D #5D79BC
analogous
#BC715D #BCA05D #A8BC5D
triadic
#BCA05D #5DBCA0 #A05DBC
tetradic
#BCA05D #5DBC71 #5D79BC #BC5DA8
square
#BCA05D #5DBC71 #5D79BC #BC5DA8
split-complementary
#BCA05D #5DA8BC #715DBC
monochromatic
#705D2E #9B8140 #BCA05D #CEB988 #E0D3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BCA05D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#BCA05D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA05D
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA05D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA05D | 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)
#AE9F57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A65F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99690
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca05d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 160, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.092 87.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bb8c',
500: '#bca05d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca05d; $custom-light: #d2bb8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca05d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 160,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.316,
"s": 41.485,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71613,
"c": 0.09233,
"h": 87.4
},
"luminance": 0.36623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA05D
secondary
#A6B2CE
accent
#7BD156
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D