#BC825F#BC825F
#BC825F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.087 H 51.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC825F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 130, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 49.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.42, 18.30, 27.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.42, 33.35, 56.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% 0.0538 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.087 51.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7888, 27.4852, 14.5078) |
| Luminance | 0.2748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 7.08
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 7.13
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.33
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 7.37
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 7.39
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC825F #5F99BC
analogous
#BC5F6A #BC825F #BCB15F
triadic
#BC825F #5FBC82 #825FBC
tetradic
#BC825F #6ABC5F #5F99BC #B15FBC
square
#BC825F #6ABC5F #5F99BC #B15FBC
split-complementary
#BC825F #5FBCB1 #5F6ABC
monochromatic
#71482F #9C6441 #BC825F #CEA48A #E0C5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#BC825F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#BC825F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC825F
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC825F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC825F | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92885C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0945F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc825f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 130, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.087 51.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a68d',
500: '#bc825f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc825f; $custom-light: #d3a68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc825f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 130,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.581,
"s": 40.969,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65701,
"c": 0.08694,
"h": 51.8
},
"luminance": 0.27483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC825F
secondary
#A8C0CF
accent
#A3D157
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#140F0C
muted
#837F7D