#BCA36A#BCA36A
#BCA36A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.081 H 86.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA36A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 163, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 43.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, 1.30, 32.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 32.97, 87.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% 0.0046 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.081 86.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4388, 37.9279, 19.0343) |
| Luminance | 0.3793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.79
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.30
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.97
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.31
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.47
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA36A #6A83BC
analogous
#BC7A6A #BCA36A #ACBC6A
triadic
#BCA36A #6ABCA3 #A36ABC
tetradic
#BCA36A #6ABC7A #6A83BC #BC6AAC
square
#BCA36A #6ABC7A #6A83BC #BC6AAC
split-complementary
#BCA36A #6AACBC #7A6ABC
monochromatic
#766335 #A18648 #BCA36A #CFBD94 #E2D7BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BCA36A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#BCA36A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA36A
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA36A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA36A | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A266
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A86C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89A95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca36a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 163, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.081 86.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2be95',
500: '#bca36a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca36a; $custom-light: #d2be95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca36a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 163,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.707,
"s": 37.963,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7244,
"c": 0.08061,
"h": 86.7
},
"luminance": 0.37926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA36A
secondary
#B0BAD1
accent
#7DCE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E