#BCA86E#BCA86E
#BCA86E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.080 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 168, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 41.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.34, -0.96, 32.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.34, 32.61, 91.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% -0.0016 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.08 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5571, 39.8238, 20.4573) |
| Luminance | 0.3982 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.11
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.46
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.52
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.38
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.83
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA86E #6E82BC
analogous
#BC816E #BCA86E #A9BC6E
triadic
#BCA86E #6EBCA8 #A86EBC
tetradic
#BCA86E #6EBC81 #6E82BC #BC6EA9
square
#BCA86E #6EBC81 #6E82BC #BC6EA9
split-complementary
#BCA86E #6EA9BC #816EBC
monochromatic
#786837 #A28C4B #BCA86E #CFC198 #E3DAC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCA86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#BCA86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA86E
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA86E | 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)
#B4A66A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 168, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.080 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c198',
500: '#bca86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca86e; $custom-light: #d1c198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 168,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.615,
"s": 36.792,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73545,
"c": 0.0799,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.39822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA86E
secondary
#B3BBD2
accent
#78CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E