#BCAC8E#BCAC8E
#BCAC8E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.045 H 83.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 24.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.97, 0.97, 17.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.97, 17.57, 86.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.02% 0.0054 0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.02% 0.045 83.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3742, 42.1504, 31.5950) |
| Luminance | 0.4215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 1.77
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.99
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.81
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.82
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.43
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC8E #8E9EBC
analogous
#BC958E #BCAC8E #B5BC8E
triadic
#BCAC8E #8EBCAC #AC8EBC
tetradic
#BCAC8E #8EBC95 #8E9EBC #BC8EB5
square
#BCAC8E #8EBC95 #8E9EBC #BC8EB5
split-complementary
#BCAC8E #8EB5BC #958EBC
monochromatic
#82704D #A59068 #BCAC8E #D3C8B4 #EAE4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BCAC8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#BCAC8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC8E
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC8E | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.045 83.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4af',
500: '#bcac8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac8e; $custom-light: #d0c4af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.13,
"s": 25.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75019,
"c": 0.04519,
"h": 83.2
},
"luminance": 0.42149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC8E
secondary
#CBD0DB
accent
#64A441
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F