#BC956F#BC956F
#BC956F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.070 H 65.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC956F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 149, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 41%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.43, 9.48, 25.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.43, 27.33, 69.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% 0.029 0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.07 65.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3569, 33.3358, 19.6606) |
| Luminance | 0.3333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.73
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.00
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.70
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.84
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.16
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC956F #6F96BC
analogous
#BC6F6F #BC956F #BCBB6F
triadic
#BC956F #6FBC95 #956FBC
tetradic
#BC956F #6FBC6F #6F96BC #BB6FBC
square
#BC956F #6FBC6F #6F96BC #BB6FBC
split-complementary
#BC956F #6FBCBB #6F6FBC
monochromatic
#795838 #A2764C #BC956F #CFB499 #E3D2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#BC956F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#BC956F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC956F
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC956F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC956F | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2976C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA070
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C88C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc956f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 149, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.070 65.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b498',
500: '#bc956f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc956f; $custom-light: #d2b498; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc956f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 149,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.61,
"s": 36.493,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69693,
"c": 0.07005,
"h": 65.5
},
"luminance": 0.33334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC956F
secondary
#B4C4D3
accent
#95CC5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E