#BC5A43#BC5A43
#BC5A43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.132 H 34.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5A43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 90, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 64.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.99, 37.66, 31.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.99, 49.23, 40.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.31% 0.1087 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.31% 0.132 34.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4106, 18.4120, 7.5248) |
| Luminance | 0.1841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.90
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.28
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.34
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5A43 #43A5BC
analogous
#BC4368 #BC5A43 #BC9743
triadic
#BC5A43 #43BC5A #5A43BC
tetradic
#BC5A43 #68BC43 #43A5BC #9743BC
square
#BC5A43 #68BC43 #43A5BC #9743BC
split-complementary
#BC5A43 #43BC97 #4368BC
monochromatic
#622F23 #8F4433 #BC5A43 #CC8270 #DCA99D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BC5A43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#BC5A43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5A43
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5A43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5A43 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736A41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4855
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5a43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 90, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.132 34.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68b77',
500: '#bc5a43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5a43; $custom-light: #d68b77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5a43",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 90,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.405,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58314,
"c": 0.13187,
"h": 34.5
},
"luminance": 0.18409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5A43
secondary
#92BEC9
accent
#BED751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C09
muted
#837D7B