#BCA47E#BCA47E
#BCA47E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.059 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA47E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 33%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.57, 3.11, 22.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.57, 23.19, 82.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.0112 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.059 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7810, 38.7500, 25.2240) |
| Luminance | 0.3875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.59
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.30
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.63
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.97
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.05
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA47E #7E96BC
analogous
#BC857E #BCA47E #B5BC7E
triadic
#BCA47E #7EBCA4 #A47EBC
tetradic
#BCA47E #7EBC85 #7E96BC #BC7EB5
square
#BCA47E #7EBC85 #7E96BC #BC7EB5
split-complementary
#BCA47E #7EB5BC #857EBC
monochromatic
#7E6741 #A68756 #BCA47E #D1C0A6 #E6DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BCA47E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#BCA47E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA47E
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA47E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA47E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA47B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AA7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca47e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.059 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bea3',
500: '#bca47e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca47e; $custom-light: #d1bea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca47e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.774,
"s": 31.633,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73025,
"c": 0.05892,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.38749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA47E
secondary
#BFC8D6
accent
#66AA3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F