#BCA46C#BCA46C
#BCA46C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.079 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 42.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, 0.97, 32.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 32.27, 88.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.0038 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.079 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7223, 38.3265, 19.6479) |
| Luminance | 0.3832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.01
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.13
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.77
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.55
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.59
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA46C #6C84BC
analogous
#BC7C6C #BCA46C #ACBC6C
triadic
#BCA46C #6CBCA4 #A46CBC
tetradic
#BCA46C #6CBC7C #6C84BC #BC6CAC
square
#BCA46C #6CBC7C #6C84BC #BC6CAC
split-complementary
#BCA46C #6CACBC #7C6CBC
monochromatic
#776436 #A1874A #BCA46C #CFBE96 #E2D8C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BCA46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#BCA46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA46C
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA46C | 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)
#B0A368
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.079 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1be97',
500: '#bca46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca46c; $custom-light: #d1be97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 37.383,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72681,
"c": 0.07911,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.38325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA46C
secondary
#B2BCD2
accent
#7DCD5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E