#BCAE89#BCAE89
#BCAE89 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.053 H 89.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAE89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 174, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 27.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.40, -0.81, 20.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.40, 20.87, 92.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.32% 0.0002 0.0529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.32% 0.053 89.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3907, 42.7706, 29.7899) |
| Luminance | 0.4277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.99
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.50
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.51
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.94
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.05
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAE89 #8997BC
analogous
#BC9489 #BCAE89 #B0BC89
triadic
#BCAE89 #89BCAE #AE89BC
tetradic
#BCAE89 #89BC94 #8997BC #BC89B0
square
#BCAE89 #89BC94 #8997BC #BC89B0
split-complementary
#BCAE89 #89B0BC #9489BC
monochromatic
#817249 #A69362 #BCAE89 #D2C9B0 #E8E4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BCAE89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#BCAE89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAE89
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAE89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAE89 | 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)
#B7AD87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB18A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcae89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 174, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.053 89.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6ab',
500: '#bcae89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcae89; $custom-light: #d0c6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcae89",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 174,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.529,
"s": 27.568,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75321,
"c": 0.05289,
"h": 89.8
},
"luminance": 0.4277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAE89
secondary
#C7CCD9
accent
#5CA63F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F