#BC6740#BC6740
#BC6740 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.121 H 44.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6740 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 103, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 66%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.69, 30.63, 36.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.69, 47.72, 50.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.36% 0.0866 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.36% 0.121 44.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5169, 20.7649, 7.4611) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.70
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.88
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.27
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.46
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6740 #4095BC
analogous
#BC4057 #BC6740 #BCA540
triadic
#BC6740 #40BC67 #6740BC
tetradic
#BC6740 #57BC40 #4095BC #A540BC
square
#BC6740 #57BC40 #4095BC #A540BC
split-complementary
#BC6740 #40BCA5 #4057BC
monochromatic
#613521 #8E4E30 #BC6740 #CD8B6C #DDAF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#BC6740 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#BC6740 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6740
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6740 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6740 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E723C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD575E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6740; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 103, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.121 44.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59376',
500: '#bc6740',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6740; $custom-light: #d59376; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6740",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 103,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.871,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60363,
"c": 0.12133,
"h": 44.4
},
"luminance": 0.20762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6740
secondary
#8FB7C9
accent
#ADD94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B