#BCA78E#BCA78E
#BCA78E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.042 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 24.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.67, 3.67, 15.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.67, 16.16, 76.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% 0.0132 0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.042 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4405, 40.2829, 31.2837) |
| Luminance | 0.4028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.05
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.54
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.58
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.33
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.39
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA78E #8EA3BC
analogous
#BC908E #BCA78E #BABC8E
triadic
#BCA78E #8EBCA7 #A78EBC
tetradic
#BCA78E #8EBC90 #8EA3BC #BC8EBA
square
#BCA78E #8EBC90 #8EA3BC #BC8EBA
split-complementary
#BCA78E #8EBABC #908EBC
monochromatic
#826A4D #A58968 #BCA78E #D3C5B4 #EAE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BCA78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#BCA78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA78E
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA78E | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.042 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c1af',
500: '#bca78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca78e; $custom-light: #d0c1af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.609,
"s": 25.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73995,
"c": 0.04249,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.40282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA78E
secondary
#CBD2DB
accent
#6EA441
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F