#BC7C42#BC7C42
#BC7C42 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.109 H 61.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7C42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 124, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 64.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.56, 19.27, 41.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.56, 45.46, 64.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.13% 0.0527 0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.13% 0.109 61) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9321, 25.5026, 8.5519) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.04
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.09
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.35
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.37
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.70
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7C42 #4282BC
analogous
#BC4245 #BC7C42 #BCB942
triadic
#BC7C42 #42BC7C #7C42BC
tetradic
#BC7C42 #45BC42 #4282BC #B942BC
square
#BC7C42 #45BC42 #4282BC #B942BC
split-complementary
#BC7C42 #42BCB9 #4245BC
monochromatic
#614022 #8F5E32 #BC7C42 #CC9B6F #DCBB9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#BC7C42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#BC7C42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7C42
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7C42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7C42 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90823C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9043
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6E6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7c42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 124, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.109 61.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a278',
500: '#bc7c42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7c42; $custom-light: #d4a278; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7c42",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 124,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.525,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64128,
"c": 0.1088,
"h": 61
},
"luminance": 0.255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7C42
secondary
#91AEC9
accent
#97D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150F09
muted
#837E7B