#BC5C3C#BC5C3C
#BC5C3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.132 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.30, 36.20, 35.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.30, 51.04, 44.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.52% 0.103 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.52% 0.132 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3841, 18.6749, 6.5420) |
| Luminance | 0.1867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.18
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.00
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C3C #3C9CBC
analogous
#BC3C5C #BC5C3C #BC9C3C
triadic
#BC5C3C #3CBC5C #5C3CBC
tetradic
#BC5C3C #5CBC3C #3C9CBC #9C3CBC
square
#BC5C3C #5CBC3C #3C9CBC #9C3CBC
split-complementary
#BC5C3C #3CBC9C #3C5CBC
monochromatic
#5F2F1E #8E452D #BC5C3C #CE8167 #DDA795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.44
#BC5C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.73
#BC5C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C3C
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C3C | 1.00 | 4.44 | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4955
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.132 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c73',
500: '#bc5c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c3c; $custom-light: #d68c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58522,
"c": 0.13228,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.18672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C3C
secondary
#8BB9C9
accent
#B7DB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B