#BCA15F#BCA15F
#BCA15F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.091 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA15F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 49.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.28, 1.27, 37.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.28, 37.87, 88.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.85% 0.0034 0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.85% 0.091 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5507, 37.0090, 16.0951) |
| Luminance | 0.3701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.87
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.76
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.12
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA15F #5F7ABC
analogous
#BC735F #BCA15F #A8BC5F
triadic
#BCA15F #5FBCA1 #A15FBC
tetradic
#BCA15F #5FBC73 #5F7ABC #BC5FA8
square
#BCA15F #5FBC73 #5F7ABC #BC5FA8
split-complementary
#BCA15F #5FA8BC #735FBC
monochromatic
#715E2F #9C8241 #BCA15F #CEBA8A #E0D4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BCA15F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#BCA15F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA15F
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA15F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA15F | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA05A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99791
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca15f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.091 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bc8e',
500: '#bca15f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca15f; $custom-light: #d2bc8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca15f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.581,
"s": 40.969,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7185,
"c": 0.09093,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.37007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA15F
secondary
#A8B3CF
accent
#7AD157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D