#BC694E#BC694E
#BC694E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.114 H 38.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC694E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 105, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.33, 30.54, 29.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.33, 42.54, 44.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.91% 0.0886 0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.91% 0.114 38.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1678, 21.3474, 9.8959) |
| Luminance | 0.2135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.38
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.03
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.84
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.90
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.08
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC694E #4EA1BC
analogous
#BC4E6A #BC694E #BCA04E
triadic
#BC694E #4EBC69 #694EBC
tetradic
#BC694E #6ABC4E #4EA1BC #A04EBC
square
#BC694E #6ABC4E #4EA1BC #A04EBC
split-complementary
#BC694E #4EBCA0 #4E6ABC
monochromatic
#683727 #954F38 #BC694E #CD8F7A #DEB4A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#BC694E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#BC694E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC694E
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC694E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC694E | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E744C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92864D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5A62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc694e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 105, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.114 38.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59580',
500: '#bc694e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc694e; $custom-light: #d59580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc694e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 105,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.727,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60914,
"c": 0.11361,
"h": 38.7
},
"luminance": 0.21345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC694E
secondary
#9BBFCB
accent
#B5D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C