#BCA59A#BCA59A
#BCA59A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.031 H 47.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA59A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 165, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 18.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 6.57, 8.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 10.96, 53.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.89% 0.0212 0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.89% 0.031 47.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0268, 39.9358, 36.1655) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.93
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.33
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.14
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.78
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.71
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA59A #9AB1BC
analogous
#BC9AA0 #BCA59A #BCB69A
triadic
#BCA59A #9ABCA5 #A59ABC
tetradic
#BCA59A #A0BC9A #9AB1BC #B69ABC
square
#BCA59A #A0BC9A #9AB1BC #B69ABC
split-complementary
#BCA59A #9ABCB6 #9AA0BC
monochromatic
#846658 #A48475 #BCA59A #D4C6BF #EDE7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCA59A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BCA59A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA59A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA59A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA59A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA799
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0AB9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A1A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca59a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 165, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.031 47.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bfb7',
500: '#bca59a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca59a; $custom-light: #d0bfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca59a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 165,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.412,
"s": 20.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73891,
"c": 0.03126,
"h": 47.2
},
"luminance": 0.39935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA59A
secondary
#D4DBDE
accent
#829F47
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180