#BCA57E#BCA57E
#BCA57E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.059 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 165, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 33%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.83, 2.57, 23.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.83, 23.47, 83.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% 0.0097 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.059 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9607, 39.1093, 25.2839) |
| Luminance | 0.3911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.06
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.02
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.50
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.76
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.92
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA57E #7E95BC
analogous
#BC867E #BCA57E #B4BC7E
triadic
#BCA57E #7EBCA5 #A57EBC
tetradic
#BCA57E #7EBC86 #7E95BC #BC7EB4
square
#BCA57E #7EBC86 #7E95BC #BC7EB4
split-complementary
#BCA57E #7EB4BC #867EBC
monochromatic
#7E6841 #A68956 #BCA57E #D1C1A6 #E6DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#BCA57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA57E
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA57E | 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)
#AFA57B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AA7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 165, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.059 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfa3',
500: '#bca57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca57e; $custom-light: #d1bfa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 165,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.742,
"s": 31.633,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7323,
"c": 0.05948,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.39108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA57E
secondary
#BFC8D6
accent
#64AA3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F