#BC795E#BC795E
#BC795E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.093 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC795E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 121, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.25, 23.19, 25.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.25, 34.55, 47.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.01% 0.0684 0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.01% 0.093 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5985, 25.1767, 13.8882) |
| Luminance | 0.2517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.45
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.75
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.79
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.88
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.51
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC795E #5EA1BC
analogous
#BC5E72 #BC795E #BCA85E
triadic
#BC795E #5EBC79 #795EBC
tetradic
#BC795E #72BC5E #5EA1BC #A85EBC
square
#BC795E #72BC5E #5EA1BC #A85EBC
split-complementary
#BC795E #5EBCA8 #5E72BC
monochromatic
#71422F #9C5B41 #BC795E #CE9D89 #E0C1B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#BC795E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#BC795E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC795E
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC795E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC795E | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A815C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8F5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6E72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc795e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 121, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.093 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a08c',
500: '#bc795e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc795e; $custom-light: #d3a08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc795e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 121,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.234,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64014,
"c": 0.093,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.25174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC795E
secondary
#A7C3CF
accent
#AED157
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#150E0C
muted
#837E7D