#BC6749#BC6749
#BC6749 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.117 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6749 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 103, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 61.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.81, 31.24, 31.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.81, 44.56, 45.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.5% 0.09 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.117 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7940, 20.8758, 8.9204) |
| Luminance | 0.2087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.92
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.49
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.42
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.75
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6749 #499EBC
analogous
#BC4964 #BC6749 #BCA049
triadic
#BC6749 #49BC67 #6749BC
tetradic
#BC6749 #64BC49 #499EBC #A049BC
square
#BC6749 #64BC49 #499EBC #A049BC
split-complementary
#BC6749 #49BCA0 #4964BC
monochromatic
#653625 #924E36 #BC6749 #CC8C76 #DDB2A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#BC6749 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#BC6749 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6749
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6749 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6749 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7346
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928548
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5860
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6749; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 103, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.117 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5937c',
500: '#bc6749',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6749; $custom-light: #d5937c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6749",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 103,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.652,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60495,
"c": 0.11745,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.20873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6749
secondary
#97BDCA
accent
#B3D652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B