#BC5D47#BC5D47
#BC5D47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.128 H 34.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5D47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 93, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 62.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.66, 36.38, 30.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.66, 47.31, 39.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.84% 0.1055 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.84% 0.128 34.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7929, 18.9780, 8.2648) |
| Luminance | 0.1898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.06
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.22
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5D47 #47A6BC
analogous
#BC476B #BC5D47 #BC9747
triadic
#BC5D47 #47BC5D #5D47BC
tetradic
#BC5D47 #6BBC47 #47A6BC #9747BC
square
#BC5D47 #6BBC47 #47A6BC #9747BC
split-complementary
#BC5D47 #47BC97 #476BBC
monochromatic
#643024 #914635 #BC5D47 #CC8474 #DDACA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#BC5D47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#BC5D47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5D47
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5D47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5D47 | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756C45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8045
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4C58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5d47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 93, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.128 34.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58d7a',
500: '#bc5d47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5d47; $custom-light: #d58d7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5d47",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 93,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.282,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58843,
"c": 0.12761,
"h": 34.3
},
"luminance": 0.18975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5D47
secondary
#95C0C9
accent
#BDD652
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C09
muted
#837D7B