#BC7B57#BC7B57
#BC7B57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.096 H 49.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7B57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 123, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 53.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.61, 21.43, 29.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.61, 36.86, 54.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.25% 0.0622 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.25% 0.096 49.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5441, 25.5479, 12.3902) |
| Luminance | 0.2555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.27
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.94
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.57
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.17
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7B57 #5798BC
analogous
#BC5766 #BC7B57 #BCAE57
triadic
#BC7B57 #57BC7B #7B57BC
tetradic
#BC7B57 #66BC57 #5798BC #AE57BC
square
#BC7B57 #66BC57 #5798BC #AE57BC
split-complementary
#BC7B57 #57BCAE #5766BC
monochromatic
#6D432C #995E3D #BC7B57 #CD9D83 #DFC0AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#BC7B57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#BC7B57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7B57
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7B57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7B57 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8254
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9057
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6F72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7b57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 123, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.096 49.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a187',
500: '#bc7b57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7b57; $custom-light: #d3a187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7b57",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 123,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.386,
"s": 42.979,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64253,
"c": 0.09565,
"h": 49.4
},
"luminance": 0.25545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7B57
secondary
#A2BECD
accent
#A6D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#150F0B
muted
#837E7C