#BC973C#BC973C
#BC973C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.116 H 86.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC973C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 151, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.7%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, 4.02, 51.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 51.60, 85.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% 0.0071 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.116 86.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6231, 33.1529, 8.9550) |
| Luminance | 0.3315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.50
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.59
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.67
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.84
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.90
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC973C #3C61BC
analogous
#BC573C #BC973C #A1BC3C
triadic
#BC973C #3CBC97 #973CBC
tetradic
#BC973C #3CBC57 #3C61BC #BC3CA1
square
#BC973C #3CBC57 #3C61BC #BC3CA1
split-complementary
#BC973C #3CA1BC #573CBC
monochromatic
#5F4C1E #8E722D #BC973C #CEB067 #DDC895
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#BC973C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#BC973C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC973C
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC973C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC973C | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89631
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A040
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB8A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc973c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 151, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.116 86.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b576',
500: '#bc973c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc973c; $custom-light: #d4b576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc973c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 151,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.656,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69363,
"c": 0.1164,
"h": 86.5
},
"luminance": 0.33151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC973C
secondary
#8B9DC9
accent
#76DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B