#BCA68E#BCA68E
#BCA68E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.042 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA68E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 166, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 24.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, 4.21, 15.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 15.94, 74.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% 0.0147 0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.042 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2580, 39.9180, 31.2229) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.42
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.61
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.90
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.27
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.13
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA68E #8EA4BC
analogous
#BC8F8E #BCA68E #BBBC8E
triadic
#BCA68E #8EBCA6 #A68EBC
tetradic
#BCA68E #8EBC8F #8EA4BC #BC8EBB
square
#BCA68E #8EBC8F #8EA4BC #BC8EBB
split-complementary
#BCA68E #8EBBBC #8F8EBC
monochromatic
#82694D #A58868 #BCA68E #D3C4B4 #EAE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCA68E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#BCA68E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA68E
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA68E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA68E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AC8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca68e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 166, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.042 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c0af',
500: '#bca68e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca68e; $custom-light: #d0c0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca68e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 166,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.304,
"s": 25.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73791,
"c": 0.04216,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.39917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA68E
secondary
#CBD3DB
accent
#71A441
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F