#BC6F46#BC6F46
#BC6F46 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.113 H 47.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6F46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 111, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 62.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.56, 26.69, 35.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.56, 44.46, 53.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.0757 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.113 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5310, 22.5052, 8.6872) |
| Luminance | 0.2250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.99
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.50
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.58
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.76
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6F46 #4693BC
analogous
#BC4658 #BC6F46 #BCAA46
triadic
#BC6F46 #46BC6F #6F46BC
tetradic
#BC6F46 #58BC46 #4693BC #AA46BC
square
#BC6F46 #58BC46 #4693BC #AA46BC
split-complementary
#BC6F46 #46BCAA #4658BC
monochromatic
#643A24 #905434 #BC6F46 #CC9273 #DDB5A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#BC6F46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#BC6F46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6F46
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6F46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6F46 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847842
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD6065
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6f46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 111, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.113 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5997a',
500: '#bc6f46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6f46; $custom-light: #d5997a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6f46",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 111,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.847,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61823,
"c": 0.11265,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.22502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6F46
secondary
#95B7C9
accent
#A8D651
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B