#BC8455#BC8455

#BC8455 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.093 H 60.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC8455
RGB	rgb(188, 132, 85)
HSL	hsl(27, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(27, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.75, 16.28, 33.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.75, 37.50, 64.28°)
OKLab	oklab(65.91% 0.0465 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(65.91% 0.093 60.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.6317, 27.8521, 12.3552)
Luminance	0.2785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC8455 #558DBC

analogous

#BC5559 #BC8455 #BCB855

triadic

#BC8455 #55BC84 #8455BC

tetradic

#BC8455 #59BC55 #558DBC #B855BC

square

#BC8455 #59BC55 #558DBC #B855BC

split-complementary

#BC8455 #55BCB8 #5559BC

monochromatic

#6C482B #98663C #BC8455 #CDA481 #DFC4AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#BC8455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#BC8455 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC8455

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC8455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC8455	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A29556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc8455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 132, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.093 60.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3a886',
    500: '#bc8455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc8455;
$custom-light: #d3a886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc8455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.379,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6591,
    "c": 0.09342,
    "h": 60.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC8455

secondary

#A0B8CC

accent

#99D355

background

#FDFAF8

surface

#FAF4EF

border

#D3CECA

text

#150F0B

muted

#837F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC8455

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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