#BC623C#BC623C
#BC623C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.127 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC623C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 98, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.56, 33.05, 37.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.56, 49.94, 48.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.48% 0.0934 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.48% 0.127 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9246, 19.7559, 6.7221) |
| Luminance | 0.1975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.04
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.72
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.27
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC623C #3C96BC
analogous
#BC3C56 #BC623C #BCA23C
triadic
#BC623C #3CBC62 #623CBC
tetradic
#BC623C #56BC3C #3C96BC #A23CBC
square
#BC623C #56BC3C #3C96BC #A23CBC
split-complementary
#BC623C #3CBCA2 #3C56BC
monochromatic
#5F321E #8E4A2D #BC623C #CE8667 #DDAB95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#BC623C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#BC623C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC623C
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC623C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC623C | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5059
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc623c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 98, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.127 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69073',
500: '#bc623c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc623c; $custom-light: #d69073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc623c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 98,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.813,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59481,
"c": 0.12704,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.19753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC623C
secondary
#8BB6C9
accent
#B1DB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837D7B