#BC705A#BC705A
#BC705A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.102 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC705A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 112, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 52.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 27.76, 25.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 37.40, 42.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.33% 0.0818 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.33% 0.102 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3805, 23.0205, 12.6196) |
| Luminance | 0.2302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.68
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.01
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.63
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.00
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC705A #5AA6BC
analogous
#BC5A75 #BC705A #BCA15A
triadic
#BC705A #5ABC70 #705ABC
tetradic
#BC705A #75BC5A #5AA6BC #A15ABC
square
#BC705A #75BC5A #5AA6BC #A15ABC
split-complementary
#BC705A #5ABCA1 #5A75BC
monochromatic
#6F3C2D #9A533F #BC705A #CE9686 #DFBBB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#BC705A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#BC705A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC705A
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC705A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC705A | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958A59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC646A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc705a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 112, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.102 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49a89',
500: '#bc705a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc705a; $custom-light: #d49a89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc705a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 112,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.469,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62333,
"c": 0.10237,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.23018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC705A
secondary
#A4C4CE
accent
#B6D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C