#BCA37B#BCA37B
#BCA37B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.062 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA37B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 163, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 34.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.25, 3.27, 24.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.25, 24.40, 82.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.76% 0.0116 0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.76% 0.062 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4121, 38.3172, 24.1603) |
| Luminance | 0.3832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.04
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.14
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.21
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.36
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.61
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA37B #7B94BC
analogous
#BC827B #BCA37B #B4BC7B
triadic
#BCA37B #7BBCA3 #A37BBC
tetradic
#BCA37B #7BBC82 #7B94BC #BC7BB4
square
#BCA37B #7BBC82 #7B94BC #BC7BB4
split-complementary
#BCA37B #7BB4BC #827BBC
monochromatic
#7D653F #A68654 #BCA37B #D1BFA4 #E5DCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BCA37B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#BCA37B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA37B
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA37B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA37B | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA378
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A97C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca37b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 163, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.062 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bea1',
500: '#bca37b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca37b; $custom-light: #d1bea1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca37b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 163,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.923,
"s": 32.663,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72759,
"c": 0.06175,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.38316
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA37B
secondary
#BDC7D6
accent
#66AB3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#82817E