#BCAE90#BCAE90
#BCAE90 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.044 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAE90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 174, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 25%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 23%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 23.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, 0.18, 17.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 17.24, 89.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.48% 0.0031 0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.48% 0.044 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9092, 42.9780, 32.5207) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.82
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.29
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.82
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.04
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.06
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAE90 #909EBC
analogous
#BC9890 #BCAE90 #B4BC90
triadic
#BCAE90 #90BCAE #AE90BC
tetradic
#BCAE90 #90BC98 #909EBC #BC90B4
square
#BCAE90 #90BC98 #909EBC #BC90B4
split-complementary
#BCAE90 #90B4BC #9890BC
monochromatic
#83724F #A5926A #BCAE90 #D3CAB6 #EAE6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BCAE90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#BCAE90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAE90
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAE90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAE90 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AD8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B191
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcae90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 174, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.044 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6b0',
500: '#bcae90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcae90; $custom-light: #d0c6b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcae90",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 174,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.909,
"s": 24.719,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75478,
"c": 0.04424,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.42977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAE90
secondary
#CCD1DB
accent
#61A342
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F