#BC785F#BC785F
#BC785F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.093 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC785F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 120, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 49.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 23.83, 24.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 34.37, 46.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.85% 0.0705 0.0611) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.85% 0.093 40.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5227, 24.9530, 14.0858) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.81
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.46
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.91
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.02
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC785F #5FA3BC
analogous
#BC5F74 #BC785F #BCA65F
triadic
#BC785F #5FBC78 #785FBC
tetradic
#BC785F #74BC5F #5FA3BC #A65FBC
square
#BC785F #74BC5F #5FA3BC #A65FBC
split-complementary
#BC785F #5FBCA6 #5F74BC
monochromatic
#71412F #9C5A41 #BC785F #CE9C8A #E0C1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#BC785F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#BC785F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC785F
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC785F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC785F | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89805D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998F5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6D72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc785f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 120, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.093 40.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39f8c',
500: '#bc785f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc785f; $custom-light: #d39f8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc785f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 120,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.129,
"s": 40.969,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63852,
"c": 0.09326,
"h": 40.9
},
"luminance": 0.24951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC785F
secondary
#A8C4CF
accent
#B0D157
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#150E0C
muted
#837E7D