#BCA57D#BCA57D
#BCA57D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.061 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA57D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 165, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 33.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, 2.44, 23.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 23.97, 84.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.21% 0.0092 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.21% 0.061 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8965, 39.0837, 24.9457) |
| Luminance | 0.3908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.33
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.87
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.51
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.68
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.09
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA57D #7D94BC
analogous
#BC867D #BCA57D #B4BC7D
triadic
#BCA57D #7DBCA5 #A57DBC
tetradic
#BCA57D #7DBC86 #7D94BC #BC7DB4
square
#BCA57D #7DBC86 #7D94BC #BC7DB4
split-complementary
#BCA57D #7DB4BC #867DBC
monochromatic
#7E6841 #A68956 #BCA57D #D1C1A5 #E6DDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA57D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#BCA57D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA57D
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA57D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA57D | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA57A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AA7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca57d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 165, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.061 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfa3',
500: '#bca57d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca57d; $custom-light: #d1bfa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca57d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 165,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.095,
"s": 31.98,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7321,
"c": 0.06062,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.39082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA57D
secondary
#BFC7D6
accent
#64AB3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F