#BCAC8A#BCAC8A
#BCAC8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.050 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 26.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.89, 0.40, 19.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.89, 19.62, 88.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% 0.0037 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.05 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0793, 42.0325, 30.0416) |
| Luminance | 0.4203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.81
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.36
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.02
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.21
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.23
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC8A #8A9ABC
analogous
#BC938A #BCAC8A #B3BC8A
triadic
#BCAC8A #8ABCAC #AC8ABC
tetradic
#BCAC8A #8ABC93 #8A9ABC #BC8AB3
square
#BCAC8A #8ABC93 #8A9ABC #BC8AB3
split-complementary
#BCAC8A #8AB3BC #938ABC
monochromatic
#81704A #A69063 #BCAC8A #D2C8B1 #E9E3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BCAC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#BCAC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC8A
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC8A | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.050 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4ac',
500: '#bcac8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac8a; $custom-light: #d0c4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 27.174,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74929,
"c": 0.05004,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.42031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC8A
secondary
#C8CEDA
accent
#60A640
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F