#BCAF97#BCAF97
#BCAF97 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.036 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAF97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 175, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 19.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.95, 0.69, 14.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.95, 14.02, 87.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% 0.0045 0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.036 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6548, 43.5865, 35.4909) |
| Luminance | 0.4359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.24
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.91
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.81
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.58
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.97
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAF97 #97A4BC
analogous
#BC9D97 #BCAF97 #B7BC97
triadic
#BCAF97 #97BCAF #AF97BC
tetradic
#BCAF97 #97BC9D #97A4BC #BC97B7
square
#BCAF97 #97BC9D #97A4BC #BC97B7
split-complementary
#BCAF97 #97B7BC #9D97BC
monochromatic
#847355 #A49272 #BCAF97 #D4CCBC #ECE8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#BCAF97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#BCAF97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAF97
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAF97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAF97 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AE96
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B298
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaf97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 175, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.036 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6b5',
500: '#bcaf97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaf97; $custom-light: #d0c6b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaf97",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 175,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.919,
"s": 21.637,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75851,
"c": 0.03639,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.43586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAF97
secondary
#D1D6DD
accent
#65A045
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280