#BC6239#BC6239
#BC6239 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.128 H 44.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 98, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 69.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.52, 32.88, 39.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.52, 51.01, 49.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.44% 0.0923 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.44% 0.128 44) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8475, 19.7251, 6.3163) |
| Luminance | 0.1972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.89
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.22
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.02
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.85
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6239 #3993BC
analogous
#BC3951 #BC6239 #BCA339
triadic
#BC6239 #39BC62 #6239BC
tetradic
#BC6239 #51BC39 #3993BC #A339BC
square
#BC6239 #51BC39 #3993BC #A339BC
split-complementary
#BC6239 #39BCA3 #3951BC
monochromatic
#5E311D #8D4A2B #BC6239 #D08563 #DEA992
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#BC6239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#BC6239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6239
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6239 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908238
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5059
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 98, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.128 44.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69071',
500: '#bc6239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6239; $custom-light: #d69071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6239",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 98,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.779,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59442,
"c": 0.12826,
"h": 44
},
"luminance": 0.19722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6239
secondary
#88B5C9
accent
#AFDD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150D08
muted
#837D7B