#BC6E47#BC6E47
#BC6E47 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.113 H 46.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6E47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 110, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 62.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.34, 27.31, 34.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.34, 44.20, 51.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.66% 0.0777 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.66% 0.113 46.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4544, 22.3009, 8.8187) |
| Luminance | 0.2230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.28
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.25
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6E47 #4795BC
analogous
#BC475A #BC6E47 #BCA847
triadic
#BC6E47 #47BC6E #6E47BC
tetradic
#BC6E47 #5ABC47 #4795BC #A847BC
square
#BC6E47 #5ABC47 #4795BC #A847BC
split-complementary
#BC6E47 #47BCA8 #475ABC
monochromatic
#643A24 #915435 #BC6E47 #CC9174 #DDB5A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#BC6E47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#BC6E47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6E47
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6E47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6E47 | 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)
#837843
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968946
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6e47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 110, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.113 46.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5987b',
500: '#bc6e47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6e47; $custom-light: #d5987b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6e47",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 110,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61662,
"c": 0.11283,
"h": 46.5
},
"luminance": 0.22298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6E47
secondary
#95B8C9
accent
#AAD652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B