#BCA46E#BCA46E
#BCA46E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.077 H 86.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 41.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.29, 1.19, 31.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.29, 31.26, 87.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% 0.0046 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.077 86.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8299, 38.3696, 20.2149) |
| Luminance | 0.3837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.16
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.36
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.45
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.25
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.53
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA46E #6E86BC
analogous
#BC7D6E #BCA46E #ADBC6E
triadic
#BCA46E #6EBCA4 #A46EBC
tetradic
#BCA46E #6EBC7D #6E86BC #BC6EAD
square
#BCA46E #6EBC7D #6E86BC #BC6EAD
split-complementary
#BCA46E #6EADBC #7D6EBC
monochromatic
#786437 #A2874B #BCA46E #CFBE98 #E3D9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BCA46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#BCA46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA46E
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA46E | 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)
#B0A36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.077 86.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1be98',
500: '#bca46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca46e; $custom-light: #d1be98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.538,
"s": 36.792,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72716,
"c": 0.0769,
"h": 86.5
},
"luminance": 0.38368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA46E
secondary
#B3BDD2
accent
#7ECD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E