#BCAE98#BCAE98
#BCAE98 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.035 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAE98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 174, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 19.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, 1.38, 13.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 13.19, 83.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.67% 0.0065 0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.67% 0.035 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5424, 43.2313, 35.8558) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 1.39
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.20
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.61
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.32
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.37
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAE98 #98A6BC
analogous
#BC9C98 #BCAE98 #B8BC98
triadic
#BCAE98 #98BCAE #AE98BC
tetradic
#BCAE98 #98BC9C #98A6BC #BC98B8
square
#BCAE98 #98BC9C #98A6BC #BC98B8
split-complementary
#BCAE98 #98B8BC #9C98BC
monochromatic
#847256 #A49173 #BCAE98 #D4CBBD #ECE8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BCAE98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#BCAE98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAE98
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAE98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAE98 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AE97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B199
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3AAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcae98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 174, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.035 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6b6',
500: '#bcae98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcae98; $custom-light: #d0c6b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcae98",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 174,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.667,
"s": 21.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7567,
"c": 0.03451,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.4323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAE98
secondary
#D2D7DE
accent
#69A046
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280