#BC6A53#BC6A53
#BC6A53 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.111 H 36.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 55.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.63, 30.40, 27.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.63, 40.76, 41.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.089 0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.111 36.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4564, 21.6267, 10.9103) |
| Luminance | 0.2162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.85
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.15
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A53 #53A5BC
analogous
#BC5370 #BC6A53 #BC9E53
triadic
#BC6A53 #53BC6A #6A53BC
tetradic
#BC6A53 #70BC53 #53A5BC #9E53BC
square
#BC6A53 #70BC53 #53A5BC #9E53BC
split-complementary
#BC6A53 #53BC9E #5370BC
monochromatic
#6B382A #974F3B #BC6A53 #CD907F #DEB6AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#BC6A53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#BC6A53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A53
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A53 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7551
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.111 36.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49683',
500: '#bc6a53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a53; $custom-light: #d49683; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a53",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.143,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61171,
"c": 0.11072,
"h": 36.5
},
"luminance": 0.21624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A53
secondary
#9FC2CC
accent
#B8D454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C