#BC7256#BC7256

#BC7256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.102 H 41.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC7256
RGB	rgb(188, 114, 86)
HSL	hsl(16, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(16, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, 26.30, 27.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 38.30, 46.62°)
OKLab	oklab(62.61% 0.0769 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(62.61% 0.102 41.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.4379, 23.4005, 11.8213)
Luminance	0.2340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC7256 #56A0BC

analogous

#BC566D #BC7256 #BCA556

triadic

#BC7256 #56BC72 #7256BC

tetradic

#BC7256 #6DBC56 #56A0BC #A556BC

square

#BC7256 #6DBC56 #56A0BC #A556BC

split-complementary

#BC7256 #56BCA5 #566DBC

monochromatic

#6D3D2B #98563C #BC7256 #CD9782 #DFBBAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#BC7256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#BC7256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC7256

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC7256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC7256	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#857B54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC656B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc7256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 114, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.102 41.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d49b86',
    500: '#bc7256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc7256;
$custom-light: #d49b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc7256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.471,
    "s": 43.22,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6261,
    "c": 0.10241,
    "h": 41.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC7256

secondary

#A1C1CD

accent

#B0D355

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FBF2EF

border

#D4CCCA

text

#150E0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC7256

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

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