#BC6A47#BC6A47
#BC6A47 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.116 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 62.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.45, 29.48, 33.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.45, 44.75, 48.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.97% 0.0843 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.97% 0.116 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0325, 21.4572, 8.6780) |
| Luminance | 0.2145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.71
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.03
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.19
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.23
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A47 #4799BC
analogous
#BC475E #BC6A47 #BCA547
triadic
#BC6A47 #47BC6A #6A47BC
tetradic
#BC6A47 #5EBC47 #4799BC #A547BC
square
#BC6A47 #5EBC47 #4799BC #A547BC
split-complementary
#BC6A47 #47BCA5 #475EBC
monochromatic
#643824 #915035 #BC6A47 #CC8E74 #DDB3A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#BC6A47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#BC6A47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A47
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A47 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807544
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.116 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5957b',
500: '#bc6a47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a47; $custom-light: #d5957b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a47",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.949,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60972,
"c": 0.11582,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.21454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A47
secondary
#95BAC9
accent
#AFD652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B