#BCA86D#BCA86D
#BCA86D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.081 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA86D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 168, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 42%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.33, -1.07, 33.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.33, 33.12, 91.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.53% -0.002 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.53% 0.081 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5029, 39.8022, 20.1721) |
| Luminance | 0.3980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.16
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.42
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.58
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.54
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA86D #6D81BC
analogous
#BC806D #BCA86D #A8BC6D
triadic
#BCA86D #6DBCA8 #A86DBC
tetradic
#BCA86D #6DBC80 #6D81BC #BC6DA8
square
#BCA86D #6DBC80 #6D81BC #BC6DA8
split-complementary
#BCA86D #6DA8BC #806DBC
monochromatic
#786737 #A28B4A #BCA86D #CFC197 #E3DAC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCA86D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#BCA86D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA86D
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA86D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA86D | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A669
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca86d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 168, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.081 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c197',
500: '#bca86d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca86d; $custom-light: #d1c197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca86d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 168,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.81,
"s": 37.089,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73528,
"c": 0.08103,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.39801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA86D
secondary
#B3BBD2
accent
#78CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E