#BC796D#BC796D

#BC796D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.087 H 30.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC796D
RGB	rgb(188, 121, 109)
HSL	hsl(9, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(9, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 42%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.53, 24.75, 17.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.53, 30.29, 35.19°)
OKLab	oklab(64.33% 0.0745 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(64.33% 0.087 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.3382, 25.4726, 17.7839)
Luminance	0.2547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC796D #6DB0BC

analogous

#BC6D88 #BC796D #BCA06D

triadic

#BC796D #6DBC79 #796DBC

tetradic

#BC796D #88BC6D #6DB0BC #A06DBC

square

#BC796D #88BC6D #6DB0BC #A06DBC

split-complementary

#BC796D #6DBCA0 #6D88BC

monochromatic

#784137 #A2574A #BC796D #CFA097 #E3C6C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#BC796D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#BC796D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC796D

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC796D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC796D	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#88826C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988F6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA7076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc796d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 121, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.087 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2a096',
    500: '#bc796d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc796d;
$custom-light: #d2a096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc796d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.114,
    "s": 37.089,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64328,
    "c": 0.08666,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC796D

secondary

#B3CDD2

accent

#BCCD5B

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140F0D

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC796D

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

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