#BCA18E#BCA18E
#BCA18E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.042 H 57.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 24.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, 6.94, 13.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 15.24, 62.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% 0.0226 0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.042 57.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3667, 38.1354, 30.9258) |
| Luminance | 0.3813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 1.47
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.48
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.69
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.44
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.78
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA18E #8EA9BC
analogous
#BC8E92 #BCA18E #BCB88E
triadic
#BCA18E #8EBCA1 #A18EBC
tetradic
#BCA18E #92BC8E #8EA9BC #B88EBC
square
#BCA18E #92BC8E #8EA9BC #B88EBC
split-complementary
#BCA18E #8EBCB8 #8E92BC
monochromatic
#82634D #A58168 #BCA18E #D3C1B4 #EAE1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BCA18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#BCA18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA18E
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA18E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A38D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59C9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.042 57.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bcaf',
500: '#bca18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca18e; $custom-light: #d0bcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.783,
"s": 25.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7278,
"c": 0.04168,
"h": 57.1
},
"luminance": 0.38134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA18E
secondary
#CBD4DB
accent
#7BA441
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F