#BCA17E#BCA17E
#BCA17E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.058 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 33%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.79, 4.74, 21.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.79, 22.43, 77.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.41% 0.016 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.41% 0.058 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2505, 37.6889, 25.0471) |
| Luminance | 0.3769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.46
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.91
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.48
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.60
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA17E #7E99BC
analogous
#BC827E #BCA17E #B8BC7E
triadic
#BCA17E #7EBCA1 #A17EBC
tetradic
#BCA17E #7EBC82 #7E99BC #BC7EB8
square
#BCA17E #7EBC82 #7E99BC #BC7EB8
split-complementary
#BCA17E #7EB8BC #827EBC
monochromatic
#7E6441 #A68456 #BCA17E #D1BEA6 #E6DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#BCA17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#BCA17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA17E
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA17E | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA17C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69A98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.058 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bca3',
500: '#bca17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca17e; $custom-light: #d1bca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.871,
"s": 31.633,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72414,
"c": 0.05757,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.37687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA17E
secondary
#BFC9D6
accent
#6CAA3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F