#BC6B49#BC6B49
#BC6B49 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.114 H 43.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 107, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 61.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.70, 29.08, 32.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.70, 43.88, 48.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.0834 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.114 43) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2014, 21.6906, 9.0562) |
| Luminance | 0.2169 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.65
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.92
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.29
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.30
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6B49 #499ABC
analogous
#BC4960 #BC6B49 #BCA449
triadic
#BC6B49 #49BC6B #6B49BC
tetradic
#BC6B49 #60BC49 #499ABC #A449BC
square
#BC6B49 #60BC49 #499ABC #A449BC
split-complementary
#BC6B49 #49BCA4 #4960BC
monochromatic
#653825 #925136 #BC6B49 #CC8F76 #DDB4A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.93
#BC6B49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.34
#BC6B49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6B49
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6B49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6B49 | 1.00 | 3.93 | 5.34 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817646
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948748
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6b49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 107, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.114 43.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5967c',
500: '#bc6b49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6b49; $custom-light: #d5967c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6b49",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 107,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.739,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61173,
"c": 0.11411,
"h": 43
},
"luminance": 0.21688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6B49
secondary
#97BBCA
accent
#AFD652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B