#BC724C#BC724C
#BC724C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.107 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC724C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 114, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 59.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.33, 25.49, 33.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.33, 41.86, 52.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.44% 0.073 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.44% 0.107 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0628, 23.2505, 9.8459) |
| Luminance | 0.2325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.18
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.36
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.67
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.84
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.09
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC724C #4C96BC
analogous
#BC4C5E #BC724C #BCAA4C
triadic
#BC724C #4CBC72 #724CBC
tetradic
#BC724C #5EBC4C #4C96BC #AA4CBC
square
#BC724C #5EBC4C #4C96BC #AA4CBC
split-complementary
#BC724C #4CBCAA #4C5EBC
monochromatic
#673C27 #945737 #BC724C #CD9579 #DDB8A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#BC724C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#BC724C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC724C
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC724C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC724C | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867B49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6469
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc724c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 114, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.107 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49b7f',
500: '#bc724c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc724c; $custom-light: #d49b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc724c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 114,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.357,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62443,
"c": 0.10749,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.23248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC724C
secondary
#99BACA
accent
#A9D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C