#BC714B#BC714B
#BC714B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.109 H 46.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC714B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 113, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 60.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 25.96, 33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 42.35, 52.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% 0.0742 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.109 46.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9162, 23.0123, 9.6269) |
| Luminance | 0.2301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.22
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.48
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC714B #4B96BC
analogous
#BC4B5E #BC714B #BCAA4B
triadic
#BC714B #4BBC71 #714BBC
tetradic
#BC714B #5EBC4B #4B96BC #AA4BBC
square
#BC714B #5EBC4B #4B96BC #AA4BBC
split-complementary
#BC714B #4BBCAA #4B5EBC
monochromatic
#663C26 #935637 #BC714B #CD9478 #DDB7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#BC714B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#BC714B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC714B
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC714B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC714B | 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)
#857A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978A4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6368
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc714b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 113, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.109 46.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49a7e',
500: '#bc714b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc714b; $custom-light: #d49a7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc714b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 113,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.177,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6225,
"c": 0.10869,
"h": 46.9
},
"luminance": 0.2301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC714B
secondary
#99BACA
accent
#A9D552
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C