#BCA97F#BCA97F
#BCA97F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.061 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA97F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 31%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 32%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 32.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, 0.54, 24.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 24.23, 88.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% 0.0038 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.061 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7583, 40.6008, 25.8697) |
| Luminance | 0.4060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.26
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.04
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.39
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.03
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.05
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA97F #7F92BC
analogous
#BC8B7F #BCA97F #B1BC7F
triadic
#BCA97F #7FBCA9 #A97FBC
tetradic
#BCA97F #7FBC8B #7F92BC #BC7FB1
square
#BCA97F #7FBC8B #7F92BC #BC7FB1
split-complementary
#BCA97F #7FB1BC #8B7FBC
monochromatic
#7E6C42 #A78E57 #BCA97F #D1C4A7 #E6DFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BCA97F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#BCA97F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA97F
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA97F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA97F | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A87C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca97f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.061 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2a4',
500: '#bca97f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca97f; $custom-light: #d1c2a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca97f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.311,
"s": 31.282,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74074,
"c": 0.06097,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA97F
secondary
#C0C7D7
accent
#5EAA3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F