#BC5C3D#BC5C3D
#BC5C3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.132 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.32, 36.25, 35.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.32, 50.71, 44.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.54% 0.1033 0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.54% 0.132 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4108, 18.6856, 6.6825) |
| Luminance | 0.1868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.36
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.55
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.09
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C3D #3D9DBC
analogous
#BC3D5E #BC5C3D #BC9C3D
triadic
#BC5C3D #3DBC5C #5C3DBC
tetradic
#BC5C3D #5EBC3D #3D9DBC #9C3DBC
square
#BC5C3D #5EBC3D #3D9DBC #9C3DBC
split-complementary
#BC5C3D #3DBC9C #3D5EBC
monochromatic
#602F1F #8E452E #BC5C3D #CE8168 #DDA896
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#BC5C3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.74
#BC5C3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C3D
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C3D | 1.00 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4955
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.132 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c73',
500: '#bc5c3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c3d; $custom-light: #d68c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.646,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58536,
"c": 0.13192,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.18683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C3D
secondary
#8CBAC9
accent
#B8DA4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B