#BC6E3E#BC6E3E
#BC6E3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.117 H 50.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 110, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.23, 26.72, 39.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.23, 47.64, 55.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.54% 0.0744 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.54% 0.117 50.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1866, 22.1938, 7.4086) |
| Luminance | 0.2219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.68
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.89
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.17
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6E3E #3E8CBC
analogous
#BC3E4D #BC6E3E #BCAD3E
triadic
#BC6E3E #3EBC6E #6E3EBC
tetradic
#BC6E3E #4DBC3E #3E8CBC #AD3EBC
square
#BC6E3E #4DBC3E #3E8CBC #AD3EBC
split-complementary
#BC6E3E #3EBCAD #3E4DBC
monochromatic
#603820 #8E532F #BC6E3E #CE906A #DDB298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#BC6E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#BC6E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6E3E
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6E3E | 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)
#847739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97883E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 110, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.117 50.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59875',
500: '#bc6e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6e3e; $custom-light: #d59875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 110,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.857,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61539,
"c": 0.11744,
"h": 50.7
},
"luminance": 0.22191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6E3E
secondary
#8DB2C9
accent
#A5DA4E
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B