#BCA25C#BCA25C
#BCA25C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.095 H 89.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA25C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 51.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.51, 0.45, 39.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.51, 39.66, 89.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.01% 0.0007 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.01% 0.095 89.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5924, 37.3064, 15.4492) |
| Luminance | 0.3730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.93
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.77
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.10
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.13
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA25C #5C76BC
analogous
#BC725C #BCA25C #A6BC5C
triadic
#BCA25C #5CBCA2 #A25CBC
tetradic
#BCA25C #5CBC72 #5C76BC #BC5CA6
square
#BCA25C #5CBC72 #5C76BC #BC5CA6
split-complementary
#BCA25C #5CA6BC #725CBC
monochromatic
#705E2E #9B8240 #BCA25C #CEBB87 #E0D3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BCA25C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#BCA25C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA25C
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA25C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA25C | 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)
#B0A056
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca25c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.095 89.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bd8c',
500: '#bca25c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca25c; $custom-light: #d2bd8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca25c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.75,
"s": 41.739,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72012,
"c": 0.09468,
"h": 89.6
},
"luminance": 0.37305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA25C
secondary
#A6B1CE
accent
#78D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D