#BCA86F#BCA86F
#BCA86F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.079 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 168, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 41%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -0.84, 32.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 32.10, 91.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% -0.0012 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.079 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6118, 39.8457, 20.7456) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.07
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.35
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.62
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.21
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.87
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA86F #6F83BC
analogous
#BC816F #BCA86F #A9BC6F
triadic
#BCA86F #6FBCA8 #A86FBC
tetradic
#BCA86F #6FBC81 #6F83BC #BC6FA9
square
#BCA86F #6FBC81 #6F83BC #BC6FA9
split-complementary
#BCA86F #6FA9BC #816FBC
monochromatic
#796838 #A28C4C #BCA86F #CFC199 #E3DAC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCA86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BCA86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA86F
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA86F | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A66B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 168, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.079 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c199',
500: '#bca86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca86f; $custom-light: #d1c199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 168,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.416,
"s": 36.493,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73563,
"c": 0.07877,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.39844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA86F
secondary
#B4BCD3
accent
#79CC5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E