#BC6840#BC6840
#BC6840 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.121 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6840 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 104, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 66%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.91, 30.09, 36.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.91, 47.57, 50.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.53% 0.085 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.53% 0.121 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6170, 20.9650, 7.4944) |
| Luminance | 0.2096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.63
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.05
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.47
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.60
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.63
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6840 #4094BC
analogous
#BC4056 #BC6840 #BCA640
triadic
#BC6840 #40BC68 #6840BC
tetradic
#BC6840 #56BC40 #4094BC #A640BC
square
#BC6840 #56BC40 #4094BC #A640BC
split-complementary
#BC6840 #40BCA6 #4056BC
monochromatic
#613521 #8E4F30 #BC6840 #CD8B6C #DDAF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#BC6840 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#BC6840 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6840
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6840 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6840 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD585F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6840; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 104, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.121 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59476',
500: '#bc6840',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6840; $custom-light: #d59476; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6840",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 104,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.355,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60531,
"c": 0.12057,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.20962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6840
secondary
#8FB6C9
accent
#ACD94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B