#BC6137#BC6137
#BC6137 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.130 H 44.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6137 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 97, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.4%, 70.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.29, 33.30, 39.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.29, 51.89, 50.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.26% 0.0932 0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.26% 0.13 44.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7056, 19.5196, 6.0277) |
| Luminance | 0.1952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.04
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.58
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.26
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.15
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6137 #3792BC
analogous
#BC3750 #BC6137 #BCA337
triadic
#BC6137 #37BC61 #6137BC
tetradic
#BC6137 #50BC37 #3792BC #A337BC
square
#BC6137 #50BC37 #3792BC #A337BC
split-complementary
#BC6137 #37BCA3 #3750BC
monochromatic
#5D301B #8D4929 #BC6137 #D08360 #DEA88F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#BC6137 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#BC6137 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6137
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6137 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6137 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908235
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4F58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6137; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 97, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.130 44.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68f6f',
500: '#bc6137',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6137; $custom-light: #d68f6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6137",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 97,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.947,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59255,
"c": 0.12987,
"h": 44.1
},
"luminance": 0.19517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6137
secondary
#86B4C9
accent
#AFDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A