#BC5D3E#BC5D3E
#BC5D3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.131 H 38.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 93, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.54, 35.79, 35.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.54, 50.17, 44.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.71% 0.1021 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.71% 0.131 38.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5252, 18.8709, 6.8548) |
| Luminance | 0.1887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.16
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.17
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.30
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.67
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.82
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5D3E #3E9DBC
analogous
#BC3E5E #BC5D3E #BC9C3E
triadic
#BC5D3E #3EBC5D #5D3EBC
tetradic
#BC5D3E #5EBC3E #3E9DBC #9C3EBC
square
#BC5D3E #5EBC3E #3E9DBC #9C3EBC
split-complementary
#BC5D3E #3EBC9C #3E5EBC
monochromatic
#602F20 #8E462F #BC5D3E #CE826A #DDA998
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#BC5D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#BC5D3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5D3E
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5D3E | 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)
#766B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 93, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.131 38.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68d74',
500: '#bc5d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5d3e; $custom-light: #d68d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 93,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.762,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58706,
"c": 0.13065,
"h": 38.6
},
"luminance": 0.18868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5D3E
secondary
#8DBAC9
accent
#B7DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B