#BC5E3F#BC5E3F
#BC5E3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.129 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5E3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 94, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.76, 35.33, 34.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.76, 49.64, 44.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.88% 0.1009 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.88% 0.129 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6412, 19.0587, 7.0301) |
| Luminance | 0.1906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.98
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.02
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.04
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.47
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.56
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5E3F #3F9DBC
analogous
#BC3F5F #BC5E3F #BC9D3F
triadic
#BC5E3F #3FBC5E #5E3FBC
tetradic
#BC5E3F #5FBC3F #3F9DBC #9D3FBC
square
#BC5E3F #5FBC3F #3F9DBC #9D3FBC
split-complementary
#BC5E3F #3FBC9D #3F5FBC
monochromatic
#603020 #8E4730 #BC5E3F #CD836B #DDAA99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#BC5E3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#BC5E3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5E3F
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5E3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5E3F | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E813D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4C57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5e3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 94, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.129 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68d75',
500: '#bc5e3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5e3f; $custom-light: #d68d75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5e3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 94,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.88,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58878,
"c": 0.12938,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.19056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5E3F
secondary
#8EBAC9
accent
#B7D94E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B