#BC7C46#BC7C46
#BC7C46 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.106 H 59.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7C46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 124, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 62.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.61, 19.54, 39.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.61, 43.77, 63.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.18% 0.0541 0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.18% 0.106 59.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0542, 25.5514, 9.1949) |
| Luminance | 0.2555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.43
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.85
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.80
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.95
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.04
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7C46 #4686BC
analogous
#BC464B #BC7C46 #BCB746
triadic
#BC7C46 #46BC7C #7C46BC
tetradic
#BC7C46 #4BBC46 #4686BC #B746BC
square
#BC7C46 #4BBC46 #4686BC #B746BC
split-complementary
#BC7C46 #46BCB7 #464BBC
monochromatic
#644124 #905E34 #BC7C46 #CC9C73 #DDBCA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#BC7C46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#BC7C46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7C46
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7C46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7C46 | 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)
#8F8241
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9046
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6E6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7c46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 124, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.106 59.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a27b',
500: '#bc7c46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7c46; $custom-light: #d4a27b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7c46",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 124,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.458,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64179,
"c": 0.10618,
"h": 59.4
},
"luminance": 0.25549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7C46
secondary
#95B1C9
accent
#9AD651
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150F09
muted
#837E7B