Skip to the color picker

#bc6453 color: Apricot Brandy

#bc6453 is rgb(188, 100, 83) in RGB and oklch(60.172% 0.11671 32.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

10°
100%

60.2%
0.117
32°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #bc6453

#bc6453 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 32°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.13:1 contrast and black text 5.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Brandy (#bf6553). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #bc6453 mixed with white

  1. bc6453
  2. c47464
  3. cc8374
  4. d39285
  5. daa296
  6. e1b1a7
  7. e8c0b8
  8. eed0c9
  9. f4dfdb
  10. faefed

Darker: #bc6453 mixed with black

  1. bc6453
  2. a35647
  3. 8b483b
  4. 733b30
  5. 5d2e25
  6. 47221b
  7. 321611
  8. 1f0b08
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bc6453 with less saturation

  1. bc6453
  2. b76858
  3. b16b5d
  4. ac6e62
  5. a67166
  6. a1746b
  7. 9b776f
  8. 957974
  9. 8e7c78
  10. 887e7c

Questions about #bc6453

What color is #bc6453?

#bc6453 is soft red. The closest named color is Apricot Brandy. In RGB it is rgb(188, 100, 83), in HSL hsl(9.71, 43.93%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.172% 0.11671 32.118).

What colors go well with #bc6453?

The complementary color of #bc6453 is #0092a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b9617b and #b26f2c. The triadic partners are #42945d and #697bc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc6453?

White text reads better on #bc6453: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and black gives 5.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc6453 a warm or cool color?

#bc6453 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.117.