#BC6E52#BC6E52
#BC6E52 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.108 H 40.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 110, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 56.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.51, 28.15, 28.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.51, 40.30, 45.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.84% 0.0819 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.84% 0.108 40.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8399, 22.4551, 10.8491) |
| Luminance | 0.2245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.78
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.51
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.23
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6E52 #52A0BC
analogous
#BC526B #BC6E52 #BCA352
triadic
#BC6E52 #52BC6E #6E52BC
tetradic
#BC6E52 #6BBC52 #52A0BC #A352BC
square
#BC6E52 #6BBC52 #52A0BC #A352BC
split-complementary
#BC6E52 #52BCA3 #526BBC
monochromatic
#6A3A29 #97533A #BC6E52 #CD937E #DEB8AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#BC6E52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#BC6E52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6E52
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6E52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6E52 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827850
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958951
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6e52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 110, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.108 40.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49883',
500: '#bc6e52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6e52; $custom-light: #d49883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6e52",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 110,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.849,
"s": 44.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61839,
"c": 0.10755,
"h": 40.4
},
"luminance": 0.22452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6E52
secondary
#9EC0CC
accent
#B2D454
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C