#BC6340#BC6340
#BC6340 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.125 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6340 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 99, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 66%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.82, 32.76, 35.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.82, 48.36, 47.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.7% 0.0932 0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.125 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1285, 19.9882, 7.3316) |
| Luminance | 0.1998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.78
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.92
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.07
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.46
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.50
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6340 #4099BC
analogous
#BC405B #BC6340 #BCA140
triadic
#BC6340 #40BC63 #6340BC
tetradic
#BC6340 #5BBC40 #4099BC #A140BC
square
#BC6340 #5BBC40 #4099BC #A140BC
split-complementary
#BC6340 #40BCA1 #405BBC
monochromatic
#613321 #8E4B30 #BC6340 #CD886C #DDAD9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#BC6340 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#BC6340 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6340
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6340 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6340 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B703D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD525B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6340; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 99, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.125 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69176',
500: '#bc6340',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6340; $custom-light: #d69176; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6340",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 99,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.935,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59698,
"c": 0.12458,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.19985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6340
secondary
#8FB8C9
accent
#B2D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B