#BCA17C#BCA17C
#BCA17C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.060 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 34%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, 4.48, 22.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 23.40, 78.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% 0.0151 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.06 75.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1227, 37.6378, 24.3743) |
| Luminance | 0.3764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.58
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.46
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.15
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.24
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.00
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA17C #7C97BC
analogous
#BC817C #BCA17C #B7BC7C
triadic
#BCA17C #7CBCA1 #A17CBC
tetradic
#BCA17C #7CBC81 #7C97BC #BC7CB7
square
#BCA17C #7CBC81 #7C97BC #BC7CB7
split-complementary
#BCA17C #7CB7BC #817CBC
monochromatic
#7D6440 #A68455 #BCA17C #D1BEA4 #E5DBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#BCA17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#BCA17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA17C
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA17C | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA17A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A87D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.060 75.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bca2',
500: '#bca17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca17c; $custom-light: #d1bca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.687,
"s": 32.323,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72372,
"c": 0.05972,
"h": 75.3
},
"luminance": 0.37636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA17C
secondary
#BEC8D6
accent
#6AAB3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#82817E