#BC6E4D#BC6E4D
#BC6E4D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.110 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 110, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 59%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.43, 27.75, 31.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.43, 42.02, 48.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.76% 0.08 0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.76% 0.11 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6565, 22.3818, 9.8833) |
| Luminance | 0.2238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.04
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.70
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.69
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6E4D #4D9BBC
analogous
#BC4D64 #BC6E4D #BCA64D
triadic
#BC6E4D #4DBC6E #6E4DBC
tetradic
#BC6E4D #64BC4D #4D9BBC #A64DBC
square
#BC6E4D #64BC4D #4D9BBC #A64DBC
split-complementary
#BC6E4D #4DBCA6 #4D64BC
monochromatic
#683A27 #945338 #BC6E4D #CD9279 #DDB6A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#BC6E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#BC6E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6E4D
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6E4D | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83784A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95894C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6066
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 110, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.110 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4987f',
500: '#bc6e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6e4d; $custom-light: #d4987f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 110,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.838,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61755,
"c": 0.10987,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.22379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6E4D
secondary
#9ABCCB
accent
#AED553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C