#BC8979#BC8979
#BC8979 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.067 H 38.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 137, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 35.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 17.32, 16.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 23.75, 43.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.57% 0.0528 0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.57% 0.067 38.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1369, 29.9652, 22.1239) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 6.37
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.97
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.13
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.36
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 9.39
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 9.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8979 #79ACBC
analogous
#BC798A #BC8979 #BCAA79
triadic
#BC8979 #79BC89 #8979BC
tetradic
#BC8979 #8ABC79 #79ACBC #AA79BC
square
#BC8979 #8ABC79 #79ACBC #AA79BC
split-complementary
#BC8979 #79BCAA #798ABC
monochromatic
#7C4D3E #A56653 #BC8979 #D0ADA2 #E5D1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BC8979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BC8979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8979
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8979 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 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)
#958F78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19979
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C88285
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 137, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.067 38.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ab9f',
500: '#bc8979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8979; $custom-light: #d1ab9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8979",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 137,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.328,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67571,
"c": 0.06718,
"h": 38.1
},
"luminance": 0.29963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8979
secondary
#BCCFD5
accent
#91AC39
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#14100E
muted
#837F7E