#BC6C44#BC6C44
#BC6C44 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.116 H 46.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6C44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 108, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 63.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.85, 28.19, 35.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.85, 45.56, 51.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.27% 0.0799 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.27% 0.116 46.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1471, 21.8367, 8.2530) |
| Luminance | 0.2183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.28
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.77
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.94
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.00
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6C44 #4494BC
analogous
#BC4458 #BC6C44 #BCA844
triadic
#BC6C44 #44BC6C #6C44BC
tetradic
#BC6C44 #58BC44 #4494BC #A844BC
square
#BC6C44 #58BC44 #4494BC #A844BC
split-complementary
#BC6C44 #44BCA8 #4458BC
monochromatic
#623823 #8F5233 #BC6C44 #CC8F71 #DCB39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#BC6C44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#BC6C44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6C44
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6C44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6C44 | 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)
#827640
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6c44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 108, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.116 46.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59779',
500: '#bc6c44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6c44; $custom-light: #d59779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6c44",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 108,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61271,
"c": 0.11573,
"h": 46.4
},
"luminance": 0.21834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6C44
secondary
#93B7C9
accent
#AAD751
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B