#BC8978#BC8978
#BC8978 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.068 H 39.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8978 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 137, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 34%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 36.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 17.19, 16.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 24.03, 44.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.55% 0.0524 0.0428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.55% 0.068 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0759, 29.9408, 21.8026) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 6.70
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.01
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.36
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.37
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 9.27
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8978 #78ABBC
analogous
#BC7889 #BC8978 #BCAB78
triadic
#BC8978 #78BC89 #8978BC
tetradic
#BC8978 #89BC78 #78ABBC #AB78BC
square
#BC8978 #89BC78 #78ABBC #AB78BC
split-complementary
#BC8978 #78BCAB #7889BC
monochromatic
#7C4D3E #A56752 #BC8978 #D0ADA1 #E5D1CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BC8978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8978 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8978
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8978 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8978 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958F77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19978
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C88184
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8978; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 137, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.068 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ab9f',
500: '#bc8978',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8978; $custom-light: #d2ab9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8978",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 137,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 33.663,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67547,
"c": 0.06767,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.29939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8978
secondary
#BBCED5
accent
#90AC39
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#14100E
muted
#837F7E