#BC6E44#BC6E44
#BC6E44 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.114 H 48.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 110, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 63.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.31, 27.10, 36.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.31, 45.33, 53.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.62% 0.0766 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.62% 0.114 48) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3605, 22.2634, 8.3241) |
| Luminance | 0.2226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.07
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.63
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.43
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.71
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6E44 #4492BC
analogous
#BC4456 #BC6E44 #BCAA44
triadic
#BC6E44 #44BC6E #6E44BC
tetradic
#BC6E44 #56BC44 #4492BC #AA44BC
square
#BC6E44 #56BC44 #4492BC #AA44BC
split-complementary
#BC6E44 #44BCAA #4456BC
monochromatic
#623923 #8F5433 #BC6E44 #CC9171 #DCB49E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#BC6E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.45
#BC6E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6E44
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6E44 | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.45 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5F64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 110, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.114 48.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59879',
500: '#bc6e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6e44; $custom-light: #d59879; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 110,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61619,
"c": 0.11435,
"h": 48
},
"luminance": 0.22261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6E44
secondary
#93B6C9
accent
#A8D751
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B