#BC6E46#BC6E46
#BC6E46 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.113 H 47.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6E46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 110, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 62.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.33, 27.24, 35.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.33, 44.57, 52.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% 0.0773 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.113 47) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4225, 22.2882, 8.6510) |
| Luminance | 0.2228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.54
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.39
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6E46 #4694BC
analogous
#BC4659 #BC6E46 #BCA946
triadic
#BC6E46 #46BC6E #6E46BC
tetradic
#BC6E46 #59BC46 #4694BC #A946BC
square
#BC6E46 #59BC46 #4694BC #A946BC
split-complementary
#BC6E46 #46BCA9 #4659BC
monochromatic
#643A24 #905434 #BC6E46 #CC9173 #DDB4A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#BC6E46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#BC6E46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6E46
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6E46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6E46 | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.46 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837842
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6e46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 110, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.113 47.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5987a',
500: '#bc6e46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6e46; $custom-light: #d5987a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6e46",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 110,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.339,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61647,
"c": 0.11333,
"h": 47
},
"luminance": 0.22285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6E46
secondary
#95B7C9
accent
#A9D651
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B