#BC845E#BC845E
#BC845E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.087 H 54.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC845E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 132, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.89, 17.10, 29.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.89, 33.70, 59.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.06% 0.0501 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.06% 0.087 54.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0123, 28.0043, 14.3595) |
| Luminance | 0.2800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.03
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 6.43
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 6.99
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 7.02
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.39
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC845E #5E96BC
analogous
#BC5E67 #BC845E #BCB35E
triadic
#BC845E #5EBC84 #845EBC
tetradic
#BC845E #67BC5E #5E96BC #B35EBC
square
#BC845E #67BC5E #5E96BC #B35EBC
split-complementary
#BC845E #5EBCB3 #5E67BC
monochromatic
#71492F #9C6641 #BC845E #CEA589 #E0C6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#BC845E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#BC845E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC845E
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC845E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC845E | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94895B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1955E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA797A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc845e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 132, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.087 54.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a88c',
500: '#bc845e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc845e; $custom-light: #d3a88c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc845e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 132,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.255,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66062,
"c": 0.08681,
"h": 54.8
},
"luminance": 0.28002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC845E
secondary
#A7BFCF
accent
#A0D157
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#140F0C
muted
#837F7D