#BC5B2E#BC5B2E
#BC5B2E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.138 H 43.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 75.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.95, 36.00, 42.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.95, 56.06, 50.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.2% 0.0999 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.138 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9757, 18.3739, 4.8155) |
| Luminance | 0.1837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.11
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.82
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.99
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.08
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5B2E #2E8FBC
analogous
#BC2E48 #BC5B2E #BCA22E
triadic
#BC5B2E #2EBC5B #5B2EBC
tetradic
#BC5B2E #48BC2E #2E8FBC #A22EBC
square
#BC5B2E #48BC2E #2E8FBC #A22EBC
split-complementary
#BC5B2E #2EBCA2 #2E48BC
monochromatic
#5A2B16 #8B4322 #BC5B2E #D57C52 #E1A184
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BC5B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#BC5B2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5B2E
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5B2E | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766929
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4651
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.138 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78b69',
500: '#bc5b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5b2e; $custom-light: #d78b69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.014,
"s": 60.684,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.582,
"c": 0.13809,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.18371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5B2E
secondary
#7CB1CA
accent
#B1E444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A