#BC6F55#BC6F55
#BC6F55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.105 H 39.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6F55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 111, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 54.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.78, 27.86, 27.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.78, 39.14, 44.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.07% 0.0815 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.07% 0.105 39.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0651, 22.7188, 11.4997) |
| Luminance | 0.2272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.95
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.22
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.89
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.91
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6F55 #55A2BC
analogous
#BC556E #BC6F55 #BCA255
triadic
#BC6F55 #55BC6F #6F55BC
tetradic
#BC6F55 #6EBC55 #55A2BC #A255BC
square
#BC6F55 #6EBC55 #55A2BC #A255BC
split-complementary
#BC6F55 #55BCA2 #556EBC
monochromatic
#6C3B2B #98533C #BC6F55 #CD9481 #DFB9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#BC6F55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#BC6F55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6F55
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6F55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6F55 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6269
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6f55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 111, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.105 39.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49985',
500: '#bc6f55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6f55; $custom-light: #d49985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6f55",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 111,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.146,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62066,
"c": 0.10537,
"h": 39.4
},
"luminance": 0.22716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6F55
secondary
#A0C1CC
accent
#B3D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C