#BC6A38#BC6A38
#BC6A38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.123 H 50.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 70.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 28.54, 41.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 50.34, 55.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.77% 0.079 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.77% 0.123 50) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6091, 21.2878, 6.4483) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.90
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.22
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.24
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A38 #388ABC
analogous
#BC3848 #BC6A38 #BCAC38
triadic
#BC6A38 #38BC6A #6A38BC
tetradic
#BC6A38 #48BC38 #388ABC #AC38BC
square
#BC6A38 #48BC38 #388ABC #AC38BC
split-complementary
#BC6A38 #38BCAC #3848BC
monochromatic
#5E351C #8D4F2A #BC6A38 #D08B61 #DEAE90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#BC6A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#BC6A38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A38
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A38 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817433
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958637
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD595F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.123 50.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69571',
500: '#bc6a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a38; $custom-light: #d69571; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.727,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60772,
"c": 0.1229,
"h": 50
},
"luminance": 0.21285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A38
secondary
#87B0C9
accent
#A6DD4A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EC
border
#D4CCC7
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B