#BC5432#BC5432
#BC5432 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.143 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5432 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 84, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 73.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.59, 39.74, 39.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.59, 56.00, 44.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% 0.112 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.143 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4875, 17.2655, 5.0601) |
| Luminance | 0.1726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.60
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.84
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.93
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.99
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5432 #329ABC
analogous
#BC3255 #BC5432 #BC9932
triadic
#BC5432 #32BC54 #5432BC
tetradic
#BC5432 #55BC32 #329ABC #9932BC
square
#BC5432 #55BC32 #329ABC #9932BC
split-complementary
#BC5432 #32BC99 #3255BC
monochromatic
#5B2918 #8C3E25 #BC5432 #D37758 #E09E89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#BC5432 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#BC5432 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC5432
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5432 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5432 | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.45 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70652E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5432; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.143 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7876b',
500: '#bc5432',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5432; $custom-light: #d7876b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5432",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 84,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.783,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57182,
"c": 0.14289,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.17262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5432
secondary
#80B7C9
accent
#BBE147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A