#BCAC9C#BCAC9C
#BCAC9C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.029 H 67.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 17%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 17%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.28, 3.09, 10.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.28, 10.77, 73.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.36% 0.0112 0.0268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.36% 0.029 67.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4921, 42.5976, 37.4825) |
| Luminance | 0.4260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.43
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.12
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.27
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.57
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.80
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC9C #9CACBC
analogous
#BC9C9C #BCAC9C #BCBC9C
triadic
#BCAC9C #9CBCAC #AC9CBC
tetradic
#BCAC9C #9CBC9C #9CACBC #BC9CBC
square
#BCAC9C #9CBC9C #9CACBC #BC9CBC
split-complementary
#BCAC9C #9CBCBC #9C9CBC
monochromatic
#846F59 #A38D78 #BCAC9C #D5CBC0 #EDE9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BCAC9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#BCAC9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC9C
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC9C | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AC9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B09C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A8A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.029 67.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4b9',
500: '#bcac9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac9c; $custom-light: #d0c4b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 19.277,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75361,
"c": 0.02908,
"h": 67.4
},
"luminance": 0.42597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC9C
secondary
#D5DADF
accent
#739E48
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141211
muted
#828180