#BCA48D#BCA48D
#BCA48D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.043 H 65.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA48D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 25%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, 5.15, 15.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 16.02, 71.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.36% 0.0175 0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.36% 0.043 65.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8225, 39.1666, 30.7090) |
| Luminance | 0.3916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.43
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.07
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.81
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.40
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.78
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA48D #8DA5BC
analogous
#BC8D8E #BCA48D #BCBC8D
triadic
#BCA48D #8DBCA4 #A48DBC
tetradic
#BCA48D #8EBC8D #8DA5BC #BC8DBC
square
#BCA48D #8EBC8D #8DA5BC #BC8DBC
split-complementary
#BCA48D #8DBCBC #8D8EBC
monochromatic
#82674C #A58566 #BCA48D #D3C3B4 #E9E2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA48D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#BCA48D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA48D
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA48D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA48D | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA58C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AA8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59F9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca48d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.043 65.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bfae',
500: '#bca48d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca48d; $custom-light: #d0bfae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca48d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.362,
"s": 25.967,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73362,
"c": 0.04272,
"h": 65.9
},
"luminance": 0.39165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA48D
secondary
#CAD3DB
accent
#74A541
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F