#BCA25E#BCA25E
#BCA25E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.093 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA25E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, 0.64, 38.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 38.67, 89.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.04% 0.0014 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.04% 0.093 89.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6810, 37.3418, 15.9157) |
| Luminance | 0.3734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.85
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.86
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.01
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.03
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA25E #5E78BC
analogous
#BC735E #BCA25E #A7BC5E
triadic
#BCA25E #5EBCA2 #A25EBC
tetradic
#BCA25E #5EBC73 #5E78BC #BC5EA7
square
#BCA25E #5EBC73 #5E78BC #BC5EA7
split-complementary
#BCA25E #5EA7BC #735EBC
monochromatic
#715E2F #9C8341 #BCA25E #CEBB89 #E0D4B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BCA25E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#BCA25E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA25E
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA25E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA25E | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A860
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca25e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.093 89.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bd8d',
500: '#bca25e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca25e; $custom-light: #d2bd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca25e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.404,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72042,
"c": 0.09264,
"h": 89.1
},
"luminance": 0.3734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA25E
secondary
#A7B2CF
accent
#79D157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D