#BC6D44#BC6D44
#BC6D44 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.115 H 47.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6D44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 109, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 63.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.08, 27.64, 36.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.08, 45.44, 52.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.45% 0.0782 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.45% 0.115 47.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2532, 22.0488, 8.2883) |
| Luminance | 0.2205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.66
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.42
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.25
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.34
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6D44 #4493BC
analogous
#BC4457 #BC6D44 #BCA944
triadic
#BC6D44 #44BC6D #6D44BC
tetradic
#BC6D44 #57BC44 #4493BC #A944BC
square
#BC6D44 #57BC44 #4493BC #A944BC
split-complementary
#BC6D44 #44BCA9 #4457BC
monochromatic
#623923 #8F5333 #BC6D44 #CC9071 #DCB39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#BC6D44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#BC6D44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6D44
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6D44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6D44 | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6d44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 109, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.115 47.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59779',
500: '#bc6d44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6d44; $custom-light: #d59779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6d44",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 109,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.5,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61445,
"c": 0.11503,
"h": 47.1
},
"luminance": 0.22046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6D44
secondary
#93B6C9
accent
#A9D751
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B