#BC755C#BC755C
#BC755C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.097 H 40.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC755C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 117, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 51.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.28, 25.20, 25.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.28, 35.83, 45.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% 0.0743 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.097 40.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0338, 24.1892, 13.2630) |
| Luminance | 0.2419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.52
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.57
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.30
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.55
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.81
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC755C #5CA3BC
analogous
#BC5C73 #BC755C #BCA55C
triadic
#BC755C #5CBC75 #755CBC
tetradic
#BC755C #73BC5C #5CA3BC #A55CBC
square
#BC755C #73BC5C #5CA3BC #A55CBC
split-complementary
#BC755C #5CBCA5 #5C73BC
monochromatic
#703F2E #9B5840 #BC755C #CE9A87 #E0BEB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#BC755C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#BC755C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC755C
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC755C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC755C | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877E5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988D5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB696F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc755c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 117, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.097 40.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39d8a',
500: '#bc755c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc755c; $custom-light: #d39d8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc755c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 117,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.625,
"s": 41.739,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63254,
"c": 0.09712,
"h": 40.1
},
"luminance": 0.24187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC755C
secondary
#A6C4CE
accent
#B1D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C