#BCA99B#BCA99B
#BCA99B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.030 H 58.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 17.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.48, 4.55, 9.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.48, 10.74, 64.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% 0.0154 0.0254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.03 58.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8432, 41.4348, 36.8502) |
| Luminance | 0.4143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.38
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.77
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.03
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.49
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.18
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA99B #9BAEBC
analogous
#BC9B9E #BCA99B #BCBA9B
triadic
#BCA99B #9BBCA9 #A99BBC
tetradic
#BCA99B #9EBC9B #9BAEBC #BA9BBC
square
#BCA99B #9EBC9B #9BAEBC #BA9BBC
split-complementary
#BCA99B #9BBCBA #9B9EBC
monochromatic
#846B59 #A38976 #BCA99B #D5C9C0 #EDE8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BCA99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#BCA99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA99B
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA99B | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAA9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AE9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A5A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.030 58.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c2b8',
500: '#bca99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca99b; $custom-light: #d0c2b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.455,
"s": 19.76,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74725,
"c": 0.02967,
"h": 58.7
},
"luminance": 0.41434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA99B
secondary
#D4DADF
accent
#799E47
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180