#BC6855#BC6855
#BC6855 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.112 H 33.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 104, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 54.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.22, 31.65, 25.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.22, 40.63, 38.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.87% 0.0931 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.87% 0.112 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3310, 21.2506, 11.2550) |
| Luminance | 0.2125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.05
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.26
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.48
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6855 #55A9BC
analogous
#BC5575 #BC6855 #BC9B55
triadic
#BC6855 #55BC68 #6855BC
tetradic
#BC6855 #75BC55 #55A9BC #9B55BC
square
#BC6855 #75BC55 #55A9BC #9B55BC
split-complementary
#BC6855 #55BC9B #5575BC
monochromatic
#6C372B #984D3C #BC6855 #CD8F81 #DFB6AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#BC6855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#BC6855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6855
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6855 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918654
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5A63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 104, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.112 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49485',
500: '#bc6855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6855; $custom-light: #d49485; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6855",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 104,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.068,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60871,
"c": 0.11195,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.21248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6855
secondary
#A0C4CC
accent
#BCD355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF1EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C