#BC6A41#BC6A41
#BC6A41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.119 H 46.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 65.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.37, 29.08, 36.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.37, 46.93, 51.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.89% 0.0821 0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.89% 0.119 46.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8494, 21.3839, 7.7135) |
| Luminance | 0.2138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.45
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.88
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A41 #4193BC
analogous
#BC4155 #BC6A41 #BCA841
triadic
#BC6A41 #41BC6A #6A41BC
tetradic
#BC6A41 #55BC41 #4193BC #A841BC
square
#BC6A41 #55BC41 #4193BC #A841BC
split-complementary
#BC6A41 #41BCA8 #4155BC
monochromatic
#613722 #8F5031 #BC6A41 #CD8D6E #DCB19B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#BC6A41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#BC6A41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A41
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A41 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80743D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948640
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.119 46.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59577',
500: '#bc6a41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a41; $custom-light: #d59577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a41",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 48.617,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60885,
"c": 0.11862,
"h": 46.2
},
"luminance": 0.21381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A41
secondary
#90B6C9
accent
#ABD850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B