#BC5F3E#BC5F3E
#BC5F3E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.129 H 39.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.95, 34.75, 35.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.95, 49.78, 45.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.02% 0.0989 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.02% 0.129 39.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7030, 19.2266, 6.9140) |
| Luminance | 0.1922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.66
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.01
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.15
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F3E #3E9BBC
analogous
#BC3E5C #BC5F3E #BC9E3E
triadic
#BC5F3E #3EBC5F #5F3EBC
tetradic
#BC5F3E #5CBC3E #3E9BBC #9E3EBC
square
#BC5F3E #5CBC3E #3E9BBC #9E3EBC
split-complementary
#BC5F3E #3EBC9E #3E5CBC
monochromatic
#603020 #8E482F #BC5F3E #CE846A #DDAA98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#BC5F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#BC5F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F3E
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F3E | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 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)
#786D3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E813C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.129 39.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e74',
500: '#bc5f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f3e; $custom-light: #d68e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.714,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59023,
"c": 0.12884,
"h": 39.9
},
"luminance": 0.19224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F3E
secondary
#8DB9C9
accent
#B5DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B