#BCA46A#BCA46A
#BCA46A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.081 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA46A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 43.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, 0.76, 33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 33.29, 88.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.65% 0.003 0.0813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.65% 0.081 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6171, 38.2844, 19.0937) |
| Luminance | 0.3828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.71
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.17
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.10
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.71
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA46A #6A82BC
analogous
#BC7B6A #BCA46A #ABBC6A
triadic
#BCA46A #6ABCA4 #A46ABC
tetradic
#BCA46A #6ABC7B #6A82BC #BC6AAB
square
#BCA46A #6ABC7B #6A82BC #BC6AAB
split-complementary
#BCA46A #6AABBC #7B6ABC
monochromatic
#766335 #A18748 #BCA46A #CFBE94 #E2D8BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BCA46A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#BCA46A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA46A
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA46A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA46A | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 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)
#B1A366
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A96C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca46a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.081 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2be95',
500: '#bca46a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca46a; $custom-light: #d2be95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca46a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.439,
"s": 37.963,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72647,
"c": 0.08131,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.38283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA46A
secondary
#B0BAD1
accent
#7CCE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E