#BC7E49#BC7E49
#BC7E49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.104 H 59.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 126, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 61.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.13, 18.64, 38.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.13, 42.51, 63.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.6% 0.0519 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.6% 0.104 59.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4044, 26.0966, 9.7906) |
| Luminance | 0.2609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.03
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.40
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.64
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.73
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.75
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7E49 #4987BC
analogous
#BC494D #BC7E49 #BCB749
triadic
#BC7E49 #49BC7E #7E49BC
tetradic
#BC7E49 #4DBC49 #4987BC #B749BC
square
#BC7E49 #4DBC49 #4987BC #B749BC
split-complementary
#BC7E49 #49BCB7 #494DBC
monochromatic
#654325 #926036 #BC7E49 #CC9E76 #DDBDA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#BC7E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#BC7E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7E49
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7E49 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918344
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F914A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7172
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 126, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.104 59.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a37d',
500: '#bc7e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7e49; $custom-light: #d4a37d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 126,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.652,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64595,
"c": 0.10357,
"h": 59.9
},
"luminance": 0.26094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7E49
secondary
#97B2CA
accent
#99D652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF3EE
border
#D4CDC9
text
#150F0A
muted
#837F7C