#BCA97A#BCA97A
#BCA97A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.067 H 88.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 35.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.81, -0.09, 26.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.81, 26.80, 90.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% 0.0017 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.067 88.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4405, 40.4737, 24.1959) |
| Luminance | 0.4047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.72
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.13
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.64
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.83
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA97A #7A8DBC
analogous
#BC887A #BCA97A #AEBC7A
triadic
#BCA97A #7ABCA9 #A97ABC
tetradic
#BCA97A #7ABC88 #7A8DBC #BC7AAE
square
#BCA97A #7ABC88 #7A8DBC #BC7AAE
split-complementary
#BCA97A #7AAEBC #887ABC
monochromatic
#7D6B3F #A58E53 #BCA97A #D1C3A3 #E5DECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BCA97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#BCA97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA97A
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA97A | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A777
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.067 88.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2a1',
500: '#bca97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca97a; $custom-light: #d1c2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.727,
"s": 33,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73974,
"c": 0.06686,
"h": 88.5
},
"luminance": 0.40472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA97A
secondary
#BCC4D5
accent
#5BAC3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#82817E