#BCA25B#BCA25B
#BCA25B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.096 H 89.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA25B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 51.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.49, 0.36, 40.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.49, 40.16, 89.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% 0.0003 0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.096 89.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5490, 37.2890, 15.2205) |
| Luminance | 0.3729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.00
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.74
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.20
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.62
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA25B #5B75BC
analogous
#BC725B #BCA25B #A5BC5B
triadic
#BCA25B #5BBCA2 #A25BBC
tetradic
#BCA25B #5BBC72 #5B75BC #BC5BA5
square
#BCA25B #5BBC72 #5B75BC #BC5BA5
split-complementary
#BCA25B #5BA5BC #725BBC
monochromatic
#6F5E2D #9B823F #BCA25B #CEBB86 #E0D3B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BCA25B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#BCA25B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA25B
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA25B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA25B | 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)
#B0A055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca25b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.096 89.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bd8b',
500: '#bca25b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca25b; $custom-light: #d2bd8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca25b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.918,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71998,
"c": 0.09569,
"h": 89.8
},
"luminance": 0.37287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA25B
secondary
#A5B0CE
accent
#77D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D