#BC705B#BC705B

#BC705B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.102 H 36.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC705B
RGB	rgb(188, 112, 91)
HSL	hsl(13, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(13, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.11, 27.85, 24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.11, 37.10, 41.36°)
OKLab	oklab(62.35% 0.0822 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(62.35% 0.102 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.4233, 23.0377, 12.8453)
Luminance	0.2303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC705B #5BA7BC

analogous

#BC5B77 #BC705B #BCA15B

triadic

#BC705B #5BBC70 #705BBC

tetradic

#BC705B #77BC5B #5BA7BC #A15BBC

square

#BC705B #77BC5B #5BA7BC #A15BBC

split-complementary

#BC705B #5BBCA1 #5B77BC

monochromatic

#6F3C2D #9B533F #BC705B #CE9686 #E0BCB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#BC705B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#BC705B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC705B

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC705B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC705B	1.00	3.75	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#837A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958A5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB646B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc705b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 112, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.102 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d49a89',
    500: '#bc705b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc705b;
$custom-light: #d49a89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc705b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.99,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62352,
    "c": 0.10196,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC705B

secondary

#A5C5CE

accent

#B7D256

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FAF2F0

border

#D3CCCB

text

#150E0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC705B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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