#BC956E#BC956E
#BC956E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.071 H 66.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC956E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 149, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 41.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.41, 9.37, 26.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.41, 27.79, 70.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.67% 0.0286 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.67% 0.071 66.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3021, 33.3139, 19.3723) |
| Luminance | 0.3331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.73
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.73
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.49
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.07
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.12
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC956E #6E95BC
analogous
#BC6E6E #BC956E #BCBC6E
triadic
#BC956E #6EBC95 #956EBC
tetradic
#BC956E #6EBC6E #6E95BC #BC6EBC
square
#BC956E #6EBC6E #6E95BC #BC6EBC
split-complementary
#BC956E #6EBCBC #6E6EBC
monochromatic
#785837 #A2764B #BC956E #CFB498 #E3D2C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#BC956E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#BC956E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC956E
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC956E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC956E | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2976B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA06F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C88C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc956e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 149, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.071 66.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b498',
500: '#bc956e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc956e; $custom-light: #d2b498; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc956e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 149,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 36.792,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69673,
"c": 0.07098,
"h": 66.2
},
"luminance": 0.33312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC956E
secondary
#B3C3D2
accent
#94CD5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E