#BC5F36#BC5F36
#BC5F36 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.132 H 43.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 71.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.86, 34.30, 39.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.86, 52.57, 49.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.92% 0.0961 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.92% 0.132 43.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4994, 19.1452, 5.8419) |
| Luminance | 0.1914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.19
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.03
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.44
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.34
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F36 #3693BC
analogous
#BC3650 #BC5F36 #BCA236
triadic
#BC5F36 #36BC5F #5F36BC
tetradic
#BC5F36 #50BC36 #3693BC #A236BC
square
#BC5F36 #50BC36 #3693BC #A236BC
split-complementary
#BC5F36 #36BCA2 #3650BC
monochromatic
#5D2F1B #8C4728 #BC5F36 #D1815E #DFA78E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#BC5F36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#BC5F36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F36
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F36 | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8134
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4C56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.132 43.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e6f',
500: '#bc5f36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f36; $custom-light: #d68e6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f36",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.358,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58921,
"c": 0.13188,
"h": 43.2
},
"luminance": 0.19142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F36
secondary
#85B4C9
accent
#B1DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A