#BC855A#BC855A
#BC855A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.089 H 58.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC855A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 133, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 52.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.08, 16.17, 31.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.08, 35.38, 62.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.18% 0.0468 0.0762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.18% 0.089 58.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9737, 28.2069, 13.4840) |
| Luminance | 0.2821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.81
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.30
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.96
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 6.15
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.16
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC855A #5A91BC
analogous
#BC5A60 #BC855A #BCB65A
triadic
#BC855A #5ABC85 #855ABC
tetradic
#BC855A #60BC5A #5A91BC #B65ABC
square
#BC855A #60BC5A #5A91BC #B65ABC
split-complementary
#BC855A #5ABCB6 #5A60BC
monochromatic
#6F4A2D #9A673F #BC855A #CEA586 #DFC5B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#BC855A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#BC855A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC855A
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC855A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC855A | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2965A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB7A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc855a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 133, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.089 58.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a889',
500: '#bc855a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc855a; $custom-light: #d3a889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc855a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 133,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.327,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66183,
"c": 0.08942,
"h": 58.4
},
"luminance": 0.28205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC855A
secondary
#A4BBCE
accent
#9CD256
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#140F0B
muted
#837F7C