#BCA16E#BCA16E
#BCA16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.075 H 82.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 41.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.51, 2.82, 30.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.51, 30.35, 84.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.0094 0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.075 82.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2994, 37.3085, 20.0380) |
| Luminance | 0.3731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.12
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.40
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.97
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.48
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA16E #6E89BC
analogous
#BC7A6E #BCA16E #B0BC6E
triadic
#BCA16E #6EBCA1 #A16EBC
tetradic
#BCA16E #6EBC7A #6E89BC #BC6EB0
square
#BCA16E #6EBC7A #6E89BC #BC6EB0
split-complementary
#BCA16E #6EB0BC #7A6EBC
monochromatic
#786237 #A2844B #BCA16E #CFBC98 #E3D7C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BCA16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#BCA16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA16E
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA16E | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A76F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89894
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.075 82.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bc98',
500: '#bca16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca16e; $custom-light: #d1bc98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.231,
"s": 36.792,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72099,
"c": 0.07499,
"h": 82.8
},
"luminance": 0.37307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA16E
secondary
#B3BED2
accent
#82CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E