#BC6B4E#BC6B4E
#BC6B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.112 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.77, 29.46, 30.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.77, 42.16, 45.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.25% 0.0853 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.25% 0.112 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3739, 21.7596, 9.9647) |
| Luminance | 0.2176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.51
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6B4E #4E9FBC
analogous
#BC4E68 #BC6B4E #BCA24E
triadic
#BC6B4E #4EBC6B #6B4EBC
tetradic
#BC6B4E #68BC4E #4E9FBC #A24EBC
square
#BC6B4E #68BC4E #4E9FBC #A24EBC
split-complementary
#BC6B4E #4EBCA2 #4E68BC
monochromatic
#683827 #955138 #BC6B4E #CD907A #DEB5A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#BC6B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#BC6B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6B4E
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6B4E | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80764B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93874D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.112 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49680',
500: '#bc6b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6b4e; $custom-light: #d49680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.818,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61254,
"c": 0.11186,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.21757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6B4E
secondary
#9BBECB
accent
#B3D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C