#BC6B44#BC6B44
#BC6B44 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.116 H 45.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6B44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 107, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 63.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.63, 28.73, 35.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.63, 45.69, 51.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.1% 0.0815 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.116 45.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0422, 21.6269, 8.2180) |
| Luminance | 0.2162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.99
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.19
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6B44 #4495BC
analogous
#BC4459 #BC6B44 #BCA744
triadic
#BC6B44 #44BC6B #6B44BC
tetradic
#BC6B44 #59BC44 #4495BC #A744BC
square
#BC6B44 #59BC44 #4495BC #A744BC
split-complementary
#BC6B44 #44BCA7 #4459BC
monochromatic
#623823 #8F5133 #BC6B44 #CC8F71 #DCB29E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#BC6B44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#BC6B44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6B44
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6B44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6B44 | 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)
#817540
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948743
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6b44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 107, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.116 45.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59679',
500: '#bc6b44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6b44; $custom-light: #d59679; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6b44",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 107,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.5,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61099,
"c": 0.11646,
"h": 45.6
},
"luminance": 0.21624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6B44
secondary
#93B7C9
accent
#ABD751
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B