#BC6C4A#BC6C4A
#BC6C4A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.113 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6C4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 108, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 60.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.94, 28.61, 32.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.94, 43.38, 48.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.36% 0.0821 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.36% 0.113 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3397, 21.9137, 9.2672) |
| Luminance | 0.2191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.59
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.71
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.40
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.46
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6C4A #4A9ABC
analogous
#BC4A61 #BC6C4A #BCA54A
triadic
#BC6C4A #4ABC6C #6C4ABC
tetradic
#BC6C4A #61BC4A #4A9ABC #A54ABC
square
#BC6C4A #61BC4A #4A9ABC #A54ABC
split-complementary
#BC6C4A #4ABCA5 #4A61BC
monochromatic
#663926 #935236 #BC6C4A #CD9077 #DDB5A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#BC6C4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#BC6C4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6C4A
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6C4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6C4A | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817647
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948849
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6c4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 108, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.113 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5977d',
500: '#bc6c4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6c4a; $custom-light: #d5977d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6c4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 108,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.895,
"s": 45.968,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61361,
"c": 0.11285,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.21911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6C4A
secondary
#98BBCA
accent
#AED652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B