#BC5D3C#BC5D3C
#BC5D3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.131 H 39.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 93, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.51, 35.68, 36.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.51, 50.84, 45.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.68% 0.1014 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.68% 0.131 39.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4713, 18.8493, 6.5710) |
| Luminance | 0.1885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.03
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.49
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.55
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.64
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5D3C #3C9BBC
analogous
#BC3C5B #BC5D3C #BC9D3C
triadic
#BC5D3C #3CBC5D #5D3CBC
tetradic
#BC5D3C #5BBC3C #3C9BBC #9D3CBC
square
#BC5D3C #5BBC3C #3C9BBC #9D3CBC
split-complementary
#BC5D3C #3CBC9D #3C5BBC
monochromatic
#5F2F1E #8E462D #BC5D3C #CE8167 #DDA895
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#BC5D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#BC5D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5D3C
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5D3C | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E803A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4A55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 93, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.131 39.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68d73',
500: '#bc5d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5d3c; $custom-light: #d68d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 93,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.469,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58679,
"c": 0.13137,
"h": 39.5
},
"luminance": 0.18846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5D3C
secondary
#8BB9C9
accent
#B6DB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B