#BC6D41#BC6D41
#BC6D41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.117 H 48.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6D41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 109, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 65.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.04, 27.45, 37.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.04, 46.58, 53.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.4% 0.0771 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.117 48.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1640, 22.0131, 7.8184) |
| Luminance | 0.2201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.49
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.99
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.45
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6D41 #4190BC
analogous
#BC4153 #BC6D41 #BCAB41
triadic
#BC6D41 #41BC6D #6D41BC
tetradic
#BC6D41 #53BC41 #4190BC #AB41BC
square
#BC6D41 #53BC41 #4190BC #AB41BC
split-complementary
#BC6D41 #41BCAB #4153BC
monochromatic
#613822 #8F5331 #BC6D41 #CD906E #DCB29B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#BC6D41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#BC6D41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6D41
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6D41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6D41 | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83773D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968840
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6d41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 109, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.117 48.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59777',
500: '#bc6d41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6d41; $custom-light: #d59777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6d41",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 109,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.463,
"s": 48.617,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61403,
"c": 0.11654,
"h": 48.6
},
"luminance": 0.2201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6D41
secondary
#90B4C9
accent
#A7D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B