#BC6139#BC6139
#BC6139 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.129 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6139 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 97, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.4%, 69.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.31, 33.41, 38.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.31, 51.17, 49.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.28% 0.0939 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.28% 0.129 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7545, 19.5392, 6.2853) |
| Luminance | 0.1954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.61
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.03
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.84
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6139 #3994BC
analogous
#BC3952 #BC6139 #BCA239
triadic
#BC6139 #39BC61 #6139BC
tetradic
#BC6139 #52BC39 #3994BC #A239BC
square
#BC6139 #52BC39 #3994BC #A239BC
split-complementary
#BC6139 #39BCA2 #3952BC
monochromatic
#5E311D #8D492B #BC6139 #D08463 #DEA992
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#BC6139 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#BC6139 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6139
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6139 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6139 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908237
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4F58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6139; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 97, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.129 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68f71',
500: '#bc6139',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6139; $custom-light: #d68f71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6139",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 97,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.321,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5928,
"c": 0.12907,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.19536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6139
secondary
#88B5C9
accent
#B0DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B