#BCA262#BCA262
#BCA262 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.088 H 88.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 40%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 48%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 47.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.59, 1.02, 36.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.59, 36.68, 88.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.003 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.088 88.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8652, 37.4155, 16.8857) |
| Luminance | 0.3741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.93
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.91
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.94
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.15
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA262 #627CBC
analogous
#BC7562 #BCA262 #A9BC62
triadic
#BCA262 #62BCA2 #A262BC
tetradic
#BCA262 #62BC75 #627CBC #BC62A9
square
#BCA262 #62BC75 #627CBC #BC62A9
split-complementary
#BCA262 #62A9BC #7562BC
monochromatic
#736031 #9E8343 #BCA262 #CEBB8D #E1D5B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BCA262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#BCA262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA262
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA262 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A05D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A864
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.088 88.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bd90',
500: '#bca262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca262; $custom-light: #d2bd90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca262",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.667,
"s": 40.179,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72103,
"c": 0.08849,
"h": 88.1
},
"luminance": 0.37414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA262
secondary
#AAB5CF
accent
#7BD058
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D