#BCAB99#BCAB99
#BCAB99 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.032 H 68.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 171, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 18.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.95, 3.16, 11.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.95, 11.92, 74.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.08% 0.0115 0.0298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.08% 0.032 68.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0516, 42.1180, 36.0979) |
| Luminance | 0.4212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.19
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.90
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.30
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.35
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.58
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAB99 #99AABC
analogous
#BC9A99 #BCAB99 #BCBC99
triadic
#BCAB99 #99BCAB #AB99BC
tetradic
#BCAB99 #99BC9A #99AABC #BC99BC
square
#BCAB99 #99BC9A #99AABC #BC99BC
split-complementary
#BCAB99 #99BCBC #9A99BC
monochromatic
#846E57 #A48D74 #BCAB99 #D4C9BE #EDE8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BCAB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#BCAB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAB99
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAB99 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AB98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AF99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A7A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcab99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 171, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.032 68.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4b7',
500: '#bcab99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcab99; $custom-light: #d0c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcab99",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 171,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.857,
"s": 20.71,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75081,
"c": 0.03197,
"h": 68.9
},
"luminance": 0.42117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAB99
secondary
#D3D8DE
accent
#719F46
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180