#BC6B53#BC6B53
#BC6B53 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.110 H 37.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6B53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 107, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 55.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.85, 29.86, 27.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.85, 40.55, 42.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.34% 0.0873 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.34% 0.11 37.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5600, 21.8340, 10.9449) |
| Luminance | 0.2183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.87
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.10
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.59
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.65
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6B53 #53A4BC
analogous
#BC536F #BC6B53 #BC9F53
triadic
#BC6B53 #53BC6B #6B53BC
tetradic
#BC6B53 #6FBC53 #53A4BC #9F53BC
square
#BC6B53 #6FBC53 #53A4BC #9F53BC
split-complementary
#BC6B53 #53BC9F #536FBC
monochromatic
#6B392A #97503B #BC6B53 #CD917F #DEB7AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#BC6B53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#BC6B53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6B53
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6B53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6B53 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7651
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6b53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 107, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.110 37.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49683',
500: '#bc6b53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6b53; $custom-light: #d49683; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6b53",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 107,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.714,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61341,
"c": 0.10978,
"h": 37.3
},
"luminance": 0.21831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6B53
secondary
#9FC2CC
accent
#B7D454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C