#BC7A39#BC7A39
#BC7A39 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.115 H 62.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7A39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 122, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.1%, 69.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, 19.83, 45.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 49.21, 66.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% 0.053 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.115 62.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4392, 24.9085, 7.1802) |
| Luminance | 0.2491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.36
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 3.86
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.01
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.06
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.35
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7A39 #397BBC
analogous
#BC393A #BC7A39 #BCBB39
triadic
#BC7A39 #39BC7A #7A39BC
tetradic
#BC7A39 #3ABC39 #397BBC #BB39BC
square
#BC7A39 #3ABC39 #397BBC #BB39BC
split-complementary
#BC7A39 #39BCBB #393ABC
monochromatic
#5E3D1D #8D5C2B #BC7A39 #D09963 #DEB792
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#BC7A39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#BC7A39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7A39
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7A39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7A39 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8032
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD6B6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7a39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 122, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.115 62.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5a072',
500: '#bc7a39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7a39; $custom-light: #d5a072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7a39",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 122,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.771,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63651,
"c": 0.11496,
"h": 62.5
},
"luminance": 0.24906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7A39
secondary
#88A9C9
accent
#94DD4B
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E08
muted
#837E7B