#BCA97D#BCA97D
#BCA97D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.063 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 33.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.86, 0.28, 25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.86, 25.26, 89.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% 0.003 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.063 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6293, 40.5492, 25.1900) |
| Luminance | 0.4055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.65
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.01
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.06
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.08
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.46
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA97D #7D90BC
analogous
#BC8A7D #BCA97D #B0BC7D
triadic
#BCA97D #7DBCA9 #A97DBC
tetradic
#BCA97D #7DBC8A #7D90BC #BC7DB0
square
#BCA97D #7DBC8A #7D90BC #BC7DB0
split-complementary
#BCA97D #7DB0BC #8A7DBC
monochromatic
#7E6B41 #A68E56 #BCA97D #D1C4A5 #E6DECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BCA97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#BCA97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA97D
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA97D | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A87A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.063 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2a3',
500: '#bca97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca97d; $custom-light: #d1c2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.905,
"s": 31.98,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74033,
"c": 0.06333,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.40548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA97D
secondary
#BFC6D6
accent
#5DAB3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F