#BC5F34#BC5F34
#BC5F34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.133 H 44.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 72.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.84, 34.20, 40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.84, 53.28, 50.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.9% 0.0955 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.9% 0.133 44) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4534, 19.1268, 5.5996) |
| Luminance | 0.1912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.33
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.19
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.23
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.66
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.48
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F34 #3491BC
analogous
#BC344D #BC5F34 #BCA334
triadic
#BC5F34 #34BC5F #5F34BC
tetradic
#BC5F34 #4DBC34 #3491BC #A334BC
square
#BC5F34 #4DBC34 #3491BC #A334BC
split-complementary
#BC5F34 #34BCA3 #344DBC
monochromatic
#5C2F19 #8C4727 #BC5F34 #D2815B #DFA68B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#BC5F34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.82
#BC5F34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F34
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F34 | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.82 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796C2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8132
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4C55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.133 44.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e6d',
500: '#bc5f34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f34; $custom-light: #d68e6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f34",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.971,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58897,
"c": 0.13265,
"h": 44
},
"luminance": 0.19124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F34
secondary
#83B3C9
accent
#B0E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A