#BC5C32#BC5C32
#BC5C32 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.136 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 73.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.19, 35.67, 41.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.19, 54.49, 49.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.4% 0.0996 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.136 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1443, 18.5790, 5.2790) |
| Luminance | 0.1858 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.56
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.91
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.07
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.42
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C32 #3292BC
analogous
#BC324D #BC5C32 #BCA132
triadic
#BC5C32 #32BC5C #5C32BC
tetradic
#BC5C32 #4DBC32 #3292BC #A132BC
square
#BC5C32 #4DBC32 #3292BC #A132BC
split-complementary
#BC5C32 #32BCA1 #324DBC
monochromatic
#5B2D18 #8C4425 #BC5C32 #D37E58 #E0A389
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#BC5C32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#BC5C32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C32
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C32 | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.72 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8030
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4853
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.136 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78c6c',
500: '#bc5c32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c32; $custom-light: #d78c6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c32",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58399,
"c": 0.13585,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.18576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C32
secondary
#80B3C9
accent
#B2E147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A