#BC6946#BC6946
#BC6946 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.117 H 43.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6946 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 105, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 62.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, 29.95, 33.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 45.26, 48.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.79% 0.0856 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.79% 0.117 43) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8982, 21.2396, 8.4763) |
| Luminance | 0.2124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.00
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.88
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.08
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.17
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6946 #4699BC
analogous
#BC465E #BC6946 #BCA446
triadic
#BC6946 #46BC69 #6946BC
tetradic
#BC6946 #5EBC46 #4699BC #A446BC
square
#BC6946 #5EBC46 #4699BC #A446BC
split-complementary
#BC6946 #46BCA4 #465EBC
monochromatic
#643724 #905034 #BC6946 #CC8D73 #DDB2A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#BC6946 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#BC6946 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6946
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6946 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6946 | 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)
#7F7443
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6946; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 105, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.117 43.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5957a',
500: '#bc6946',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6946; $custom-light: #d5957a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6946",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 105,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.797,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60786,
"c": 0.11707,
"h": 43
},
"luminance": 0.21237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6946
secondary
#95BAC9
accent
#AFD651
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B