#BC6D4E#BC6D4E
#BC6D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.110 H 41.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.22, 28.37, 30.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.22, 41.82, 47.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.6% 0.082 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.11 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5848, 22.1814, 10.0350) |
| Luminance | 0.2218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.52
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.09
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.73
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6D4E #4E9DBC
analogous
#BC4E66 #BC6D4E #BCA44E
triadic
#BC6D4E #4EBC6D #6D4EBC
tetradic
#BC6D4E #66BC4E #4E9DBC #A44EBC
square
#BC6D4E #66BC4E #4E9DBC #A44EBC
split-complementary
#BC6D4E #4EBCA4 #4E66BC
monochromatic
#683A27 #955238 #BC6D4E #CD927A #DEB6A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#BC6D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#BC6D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6D4E
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6D4E | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82774B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95884D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.110 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49880',
500: '#bc6d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6d4e; $custom-light: #d49880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.909,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61598,
"c": 0.11019,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.22179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6D4E
secondary
#9BBDCB
accent
#B0D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C