#BC7C55#BC7C55
#BC7C55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.096 H 51.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7C55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 124, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 54.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.81, 20.71, 31.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.81, 37.58, 56.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% 0.0598 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.096 51.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5882, 25.7650, 12.0074) |
| Luminance | 0.2576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.33
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.60
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.93
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.69
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 7.23
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7C55 #5595BC
analogous
#BC5561 #BC7C55 #BCAF55
triadic
#BC7C55 #55BC7C #7C55BC
tetradic
#BC7C55 #61BC55 #5595BC #AF55BC
square
#BC7C55 #61BC55 #5595BC #AF55BC
split-complementary
#BC7C55 #55BCAF #5561BC
monochromatic
#6C432B #985F3C #BC7C55 #CD9E81 #DFC0AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#BC7C55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#BC7C55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7C55
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7C55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7C55 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E8252
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9055
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB7072
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7c55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 124, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.096 51.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a285',
500: '#bc7c55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7c55; $custom-light: #d3a285; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7c55",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 124,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.718,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64404,
"c": 0.09636,
"h": 51.6
},
"luminance": 0.25763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7C55
secondary
#A0BCCC
accent
#A3D355
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF3EF
border
#D3CDCA
text
#150F0B
muted
#837F7C