#BC725D#BC725D
#BC725D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.099 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC725D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 114, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 50.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 26.94, 24.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 36.09, 41.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% 0.0797 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.099 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7339, 23.5189, 13.3801) |
| Luminance | 0.2352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 2.71
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.30
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC725D #5DA7BC
analogous
#BC5D77 #BC725D #BCA15D
triadic
#BC725D #5DBC72 #725DBC
tetradic
#BC725D #77BC5D #5DA7BC #A15DBC
square
#BC725D #77BC5D #5DA7BC #A15DBC
split-complementary
#BC725D #5DBCA1 #5D77BC
monochromatic
#703D2E #9B5440 #BC725D #CE9888 #E0BDB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#BC725D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#BC725D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC725D
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC725D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC725D | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847C5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968B5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB666D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc725d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 114, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.099 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39b8b',
500: '#bc725d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc725d; $custom-light: #d39b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc725d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 114,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.263,
"s": 41.485,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62742,
"c": 0.09931,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.23516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC725D
secondary
#A6C6CE
accent
#B6D156
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#150E0C
muted
#837E7D