#BC5D3F#BC5D3F
#BC5D3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.130 H 38.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 93, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.55, 35.86, 34.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.55, 49.84, 43.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.72% 0.1025 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.72% 0.13 38.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5529, 18.8820, 7.0006) |
| Luminance | 0.1888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.22
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.35
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.76
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5D3F #3F9EBC
analogous
#BC3F60 #BC5D3F #BC9C3F
triadic
#BC5D3F #3FBC5D #5D3FBC
tetradic
#BC5D3F #60BC3F #3F9EBC #9C3FBC
square
#BC5D3F #60BC3F #3F9EBC #9C3FBC
split-complementary
#BC5D3F #3FBC9C #3F60BC
monochromatic
#603020 #8E4630 #BC5D3F #CD826B #DDA999
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#BC5D3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.78
#BC5D3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5D3F
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5D3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5D3F | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.78 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5d3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 93, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.130 38.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68d75',
500: '#bc5d3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5d3f; $custom-light: #d68d75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5d3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 93,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.4,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5872,
"c": 0.1303,
"h": 38.1
},
"luminance": 0.18879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5D3F
secondary
#8EBBC9
accent
#B8D94E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B