#BCA98E#BCA98E
#BCA98E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.043 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 24.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, 2.59, 16.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 16.66, 81.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% 0.0101 0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.043 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8097, 41.0214, 31.4068) |
| Luminance | 0.4102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.37
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.84
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.22
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.93
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.73
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA98E #8EA1BC
analogous
#BC928E #BCA98E #B8BC8E
triadic
#BCA98E #8EBCA9 #A98EBC
tetradic
#BCA98E #8EBC92 #8EA1BC #BC8EB8
square
#BCA98E #8EBC92 #8EA1BC #BC8EB8
split-complementary
#BCA98E #8EB8BC #928EBC
monochromatic
#826C4D #A58C68 #BCA98E #D3C6B4 #EAE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BCA98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#BCA98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA98E
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA98E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A98C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AD8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.043 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c2af',
500: '#bca98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca98e; $custom-light: #d0c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.217,
"s": 25.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74404,
"c": 0.04337,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.4102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA98E
secondary
#CBD2DB
accent
#6AA441
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F