#BCA97E#BCA97E
#BCA97E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.062 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 33%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.88, 0.41, 24.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.88, 24.74, 89.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% 0.0034 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.062 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6935, 40.5749, 25.5281) |
| Luminance | 0.4057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.45
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.01
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.22
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.25
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.25
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA97E #7E91BC
analogous
#BC8A7E #BCA97E #B0BC7E
triadic
#BCA97E #7EBCA9 #A97EBC
tetradic
#BCA97E #7EBC8A #7E91BC #BC7EB0
square
#BCA97E #7EBC8A #7E91BC #BC7EB0
split-complementary
#BCA97E #7EB0BC #8A7EBC
monochromatic
#7E6C41 #A68E56 #BCA97E #D1C4A6 #E6DFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BCA97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#BCA97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA97E
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA97E | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 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)
#B3A87B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.062 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2a3',
500: '#bca97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca97e; $custom-light: #d1c2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.613,
"s": 31.633,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74054,
"c": 0.06214,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.40574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA97E
secondary
#BFC6D6
accent
#5DAA3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F