#BCA37C#BCA37C
#BCA37C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.061 H 78.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 163, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 34%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.27, 3.40, 23.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.27, 23.91, 81.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% 0.012 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.061 78.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4750, 38.3424, 24.4917) |
| Luminance | 0.3834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.77
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.30
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.32
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.37
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.48
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA37C #7C95BC
analogous
#BC837C #BCA37C #B5BC7C
triadic
#BCA37C #7CBCA3 #A37CBC
tetradic
#BCA37C #7CBC83 #7C95BC #BC7CB5
square
#BCA37C #7CBC83 #7C95BC #BC7CB5
split-complementary
#BCA37C #7CB5BC #837CBC
monochromatic
#7D6640 #A68655 #BCA37C #D1BFA4 #E5DCCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BCA37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#BCA37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA37C
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA37C | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA379
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A97D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 163, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.061 78.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bea2',
500: '#bca37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca37c; $custom-light: #d1bea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 163,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.562,
"s": 32.323,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72779,
"c": 0.06064,
"h": 78.6
},
"luminance": 0.38341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA37C
secondary
#BEC7D6
accent
#66AB3A
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F