#BCAE87#BCAE87
#BCAE87 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.055 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAE87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 174, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 28.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.36, -1.08, 21.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.36, 21.91, 92.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% -0.0006 0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.055 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2486, 42.7138, 29.0414) |
| Luminance | 0.4271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.40
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.98
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.96
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.19
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.26
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAE87 #8795BC
analogous
#BC9387 #BCAE87 #AFBC87
triadic
#BCAE87 #87BCAE #AE87BC
tetradic
#BCAE87 #87BC93 #8795BC #BC87AF
square
#BCAE87 #87BC93 #8795BC #BC87AF
split-complementary
#BCAE87 #87AFBC #9387BC
monochromatic
#817248 #A69360 #BCAE87 #D2C9AE #E8E3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BCAE87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#BCAE87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAE87
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAE87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAE87 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AC84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB188
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcae87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 174, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.055 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6aa',
500: '#bcae87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcae87; $custom-light: #d0c6aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcae87",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 174,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.151,
"s": 28.342,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75277,
"c": 0.05536,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.42713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAE87
secondary
#C6CBD9
accent
#5AA73F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F