#BC7853#BC7853

#BC7853 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.100 H 48.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC7853
RGB	rgb(188, 120, 83)
HSL	hsl(21, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(21, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.83, 22.75, 31.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.83, 38.63, 53.93°)
OKLab	oklab(63.64% 0.0657 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(63.64% 0.1 48.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.0187, 24.7514, 11.4311)
Luminance	0.2475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC7853 #5397BC

analogous

#BC5362 #BC7853 #BCAC53

triadic

#BC7853 #53BC78 #7853BC

tetradic

#BC7853 #62BC53 #5397BC #AC53BC

square

#BC7853 #62BC53 #5397BC #AC53BC

split-complementary

#BC7853 #53BCAC #5362BC

monochromatic

#6B412A #975B3B #BC7853 #CD9B7F #DEBDAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#BC7853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#BC7853 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC7853

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC7853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC7853	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7F50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8E53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC6B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc7853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 120, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.100 48.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d49f84',
    500: '#bc7853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc7853;
$custom-light: #d49f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc7853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.143,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63636,
    "c": 0.09978,
    "h": 48.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC7853

secondary

#9FBCCC

accent

#A7D454

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FBF2EF

border

#D4CCCA

text

#150E0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC7853

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

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