#BCAE88#BCAE88
#BCAE88 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.054 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAE88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 174, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 27.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.38, -0.95, 21.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.38, 21.39, 92.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.3% -0.0002 0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.3% 0.054 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3193, 42.7421, 29.4139) |
| Luminance | 0.4274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.18
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.23
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.74
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.06
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.14
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAE88 #8896BC
analogous
#BC9488 #BCAE88 #B0BC88
triadic
#BCAE88 #88BCAE #AE88BC
tetradic
#BCAE88 #88BC94 #8896BC #BC88B0
square
#BCAE88 #88BC94 #8896BC #BC88B0
split-complementary
#BCAE88 #88B0BC #9488BC
monochromatic
#817249 #A69361 #BCAE88 #D2C9AF #E8E3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BCAE88 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#BCAE88 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAE88
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAE88 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAE88 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AC86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB189
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcae88; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 174, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.054 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6ab',
500: '#bcae88',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcae88; $custom-light: #d0c6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcae88",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 174,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.846,
"s": 27.957,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75299,
"c": 0.05413,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.42741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAE88
secondary
#C7CCD9
accent
#5BA73F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F