#BC6A4F#BC6A4F
#BC6A4F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.112 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 58%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.56, 30.08, 29.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.56, 42.02, 44.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.1% 0.0874 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.112 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3064, 21.5667, 10.1204) |
| Luminance | 0.2156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.32
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.93
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.93
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.96
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A4F #4FA1BC
analogous
#BC4F6B #BC6A4F #BCA04F
triadic
#BC6A4F #4FBC6A #6A4FBC
tetradic
#BC6A4F #6BBC4F #4FA1BC #A04FBC
square
#BC6A4F #6BBC4F #4FA1BC #A04FBC
split-complementary
#BC6A4F #4FBCA0 #4F6BBC
monochromatic
#693828 #955039 #BC6A4F #CD907B #DEB5A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#BC6A4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#BC6A4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A4F
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A4F | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 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)
#7F754D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93874E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.112 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49681',
500: '#bc6a4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a4f; $custom-light: #d49681; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.862,
"s": 44.856,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.611,
"c": 0.11231,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.21564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A4F
secondary
#9CBFCB
accent
#B5D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C