#BC5B3E#BC5B3E
#BC5B3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.133 H 37.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.13, 36.83, 34.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.13, 50.58, 43.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.39% 0.1053 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.39% 0.133 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3519, 18.5244, 6.7970) |
| Luminance | 0.1852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.70
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.76
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.84
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.27
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.58
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5B3E #3E9FBC
analogous
#BC3E60 #BC5B3E #BC9A3E
triadic
#BC5B3E #3EBC5B #5B3EBC
tetradic
#BC5B3E #60BC3E #3E9FBC #9A3EBC
square
#BC5B3E #60BC3E #3E9FBC #9A3EBC
split-complementary
#BC5B3E #3EBC9A #3E60BC
monochromatic
#602E20 #8E452F #BC5B3E #CE816A #DDA798
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#BC5B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#BC5B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5B3E
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5B3E | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4854
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.133 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68b74',
500: '#bc5b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5b3e; $custom-light: #d68b74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.81,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58394,
"c": 0.13251,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.18521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5B3E
secondary
#8DBBC9
accent
#BADA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B