#BC6D47#BC6D47
#BC6D47 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.114 H 45.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6D47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 109, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 62.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.12, 27.85, 34.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.12, 44.32, 51.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.49% 0.0793 0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.49% 0.114 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3471, 22.0864, 8.7829) |
| Luminance | 0.2208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.83
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.82
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.88
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6D47 #4796BC
analogous
#BC475B #BC6D47 #BCA747
triadic
#BC6D47 #47BC6D #6D47BC
tetradic
#BC6D47 #5BBC47 #4796BC #A747BC
square
#BC6D47 #5BBC47 #4796BC #A747BC
split-complementary
#BC6D47 #47BCA7 #475BBC
monochromatic
#643924 #915335 #BC6D47 #CC9174 #DDB4A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#BC6D47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#BC6D47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6D47
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6D47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6D47 | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6d47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 109, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.114 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5977b',
500: '#bc6d47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6d47; $custom-light: #d5977b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6d47",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 109,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.487,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61488,
"c": 0.11353,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.22084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6D47
secondary
#95B9C9
accent
#ABD652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B