#BCA87A#BCA87A
#BCA87A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.066 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA87A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 168, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 35.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.54, 0.45, 26.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.54, 26.45, 89.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% 0.0033 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.066 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2552, 40.1031, 24.1341) |
| Luminance | 0.4010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.86
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.18
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.26
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.71
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.61
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA87A #7A8EBC
analogous
#BC877A #BCA87A #AFBC7A
triadic
#BCA87A #7ABCA8 #A87ABC
tetradic
#BCA87A #7ABC87 #7A8EBC #BC7AAF
square
#BCA87A #7ABC87 #7A8EBC #BC7AAF
split-complementary
#BCA87A #7AAFBC #877ABC
monochromatic
#7D6A3F #A58D53 #BCA87A #D1C3A3 #E5DDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BCA87A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#BCA87A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA87A
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA87A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA87A | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A777
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AC7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca87a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 168, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.066 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1a1',
500: '#bca87a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca87a; $custom-light: #d1c1a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca87a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 168,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.818,
"s": 33,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73767,
"c": 0.06609,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.40102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA87A
secondary
#BCC4D5
accent
#5CAC3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#82817E