#BC5F3B#BC5F3B
#BC5F3B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.130 H 41.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 68.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.91, 34.58, 37.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.91, 50.81, 47.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.98% 0.0978 0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.98% 0.13 41.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6230, 19.1946, 6.4924) |
| Luminance | 0.1919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.62
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.92
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.45
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F3B #3B98BC
analogous
#BC3B57 #BC5F3B #BC9F3B
triadic
#BC5F3B #3BBC5F #5F3BBC
tetradic
#BC5F3B #57BC3B #3B98BC #9F3BBC
square
#BC5F3B #57BC3B #3B98BC #9F3BBC
split-complementary
#BC5F3B #3BBC9F #3B57BC
monochromatic
#5F301E #8D472C #BC5F3B #CF8365 #DDA894
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#BC5F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#BC5F3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F3B
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F3B | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786D37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.130 41.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e72',
500: '#bc5f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f3b; $custom-light: #d68e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.744,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58983,
"c": 0.12997,
"h": 41.2
},
"luminance": 0.19192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F3B
secondary
#8AB7C9
accent
#B4DC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B