#BC5C3E#BC5C3E
#BC5C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.132 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.33, 36.31, 34.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.33, 50.37, 43.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.55% 0.1037 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.55% 0.132 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4380, 18.6965, 6.8257) |
| Luminance | 0.1869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.45
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.49
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.20
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C3E #3E9EBC
analogous
#BC3E5F #BC5C3E #BC9B3E
triadic
#BC5C3E #3EBC5C #5C3EBC
tetradic
#BC5C3E #5FBC3E #3E9EBC #9B3EBC
square
#BC5C3E #5FBC3E #3E9EBC #9B3EBC
split-complementary
#BC5C3E #3EBC9B #3E5FBC
monochromatic
#602F20 #8E452F #BC5C3E #CE816A #DDA898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#BC5C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.74
#BC5C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C3E
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C3E | 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)
#756B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4955
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.132 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c74',
500: '#bc5c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c3e; $custom-light: #d68c74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.286,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5855,
"c": 0.13158,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.18693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C3E
secondary
#8DBAC9
accent
#B9DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B