#BC5F3C#BC5F3C
#BC5F3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.130 H 40.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.93, 34.63, 36.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.93, 50.47, 46.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59% 0.0982 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.13 40.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6491, 19.2050, 6.6303) |
| Luminance | 0.1920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.32
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.61
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.11
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.29
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F3C #3C99BC
analogous
#BC3C59 #BC5F3C #BC9F3C
triadic
#BC5F3C #3CBC5F #5F3CBC
tetradic
#BC5F3C #59BC3C #3C99BC #9F3CBC
square
#BC5F3C #59BC3C #3C99BC #9F3CBC
split-complementary
#BC5F3C #3CBC9F #3C59BC
monochromatic
#5F301E #8E482D #BC5F3C #CE8367 #DDA995
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#BC5F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#BC5F3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F3C
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F3C | 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)
#786D38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F813A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.130 40.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e73',
500: '#bc5f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f3c; $custom-light: #d68e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.406,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58996,
"c": 0.12959,
"h": 40.7
},
"luminance": 0.19202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F3C
secondary
#8BB8C9
accent
#B4DB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B