#BCA37D#BCA37D
#BCA37D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.060 H 78.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA37D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 163, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 33.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.29, 3.52, 23.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.29, 23.41, 81.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% 0.0124 0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.06 78) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5386, 38.3678, 24.8264) |
| Luminance | 0.3837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.50
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.46
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.47
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.37
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.42
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA37D #7D96BC
analogous
#BC847D #BCA37D #B6BC7D
triadic
#BCA37D #7DBCA3 #A37DBC
tetradic
#BCA37D #7DBC84 #7D96BC #BC7DB6
square
#BCA37D #7DBC84 #7D96BC #BC7DB6
split-complementary
#BCA37D #7DB6BC #847DBC
monochromatic
#7E6641 #A68656 #BCA37D #D1C0A5 #E6DCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BCA37D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#BCA37D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA37D
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA37D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA37D | 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)
#ADA37A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A97E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca37d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 163, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.060 78.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bea3',
500: '#bca37d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca37d; $custom-light: #d1bea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca37d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 163,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.19,
"s": 31.98,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.728,
"c": 0.05952,
"h": 78
},
"luminance": 0.38366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA37D
secondary
#BFC8D6
accent
#67AB3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F