#BCA45F#BCA45F
#BCA45F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.093 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 49.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.07, -0.34, 38.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.07, 38.82, 90.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% -0.0013 0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.093 90.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0813, 38.0701, 16.2720) |
| Luminance | 0.3807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.68
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.18
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.54
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.73
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA45F #5F77BC
analogous
#BC755F #BCA45F #A5BC5F
triadic
#BCA45F #5FBCA4 #A45FBC
tetradic
#BCA45F #5FBC75 #5F77BC #BC5FA5
square
#BCA45F #5FBC75 #5F77BC #BC5FA5
split-complementary
#BCA45F #5FA5BC #755FBC
monochromatic
#71602F #9C8541 #BCA45F #CEBD8A #E0D5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BCA45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#BCA45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA45F
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA45F | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A962
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.093 90.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2be8e',
500: '#bca45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca45f; $custom-light: #d2be8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.516,
"s": 40.969,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72471,
"c": 0.09305,
"h": 90.8
},
"luminance": 0.38069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA45F
secondary
#A8B2CF
accent
#76D157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D