#BCA18B#BCA18B
#BCA18B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.044 H 61.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA18B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 26.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, 6.50, 15.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 16.47, 66.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% 0.0214 0.0389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.044 61.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1445, 38.0465, 29.7555) |
| Luminance | 0.3805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 0.93
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.21
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.27
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.53
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.98
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA18B #8BA6BC
analogous
#BC8B8E #BCA18B #BCBA8B
triadic
#BCA18B #8BBCA1 #A18BBC
tetradic
#BCA18B #8EBC8B #8BA6BC #BA8BBC
square
#BCA18B #8EBC8B #8BA6BC #BA8BBC
split-complementary
#BCA18B #8BBCBA #8B8EBC
monochromatic
#82644B #A68264 #BCA18B #D2C0B2 #E9E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BCA18B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#BCA18B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA18B
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA18B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA18B | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A28A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A88B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca18b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.044 61.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bcad',
500: '#bca18b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca18b; $custom-light: #d0bcad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca18b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.939,
"s": 26.776,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72708,
"c": 0.04438,
"h": 61.2
},
"luminance": 0.38045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA18B
secondary
#C9D2DA
accent
#78A540
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F