#BC6A4D#BC6A4D
#BC6A4D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.113 H 40.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 59%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.53, 29.92, 30.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.53, 42.68, 45.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% 0.0866 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.113 40.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2347, 21.5380, 9.7427) |
| Luminance | 0.2154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.49
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.55
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.57
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A4D #4D9FBC
analogous
#BC4D68 #BC6A4D #BCA24D
triadic
#BC6A4D #4DBC6A #6A4DBC
tetradic
#BC6A4D #68BC4D #4D9FBC #A24DBC
square
#BC6A4D #68BC4D #4D9FBC #A24DBC
split-complementary
#BC6A4D #4DBCA2 #4D68BC
monochromatic
#683827 #945038 #BC6A4D #CD8F79 #DDB4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#BC6A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#BC6A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A4D
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A4D | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93874C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5B63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.113 40.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5957f',
500: '#bc6a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a4d; $custom-light: #d5957f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.676,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61067,
"c": 0.11315,
"h": 40.1
},
"luminance": 0.21535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A4D
secondary
#9ABECB
accent
#B3D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C