Tiger's Eye #BC6C25
Tiger's Eye is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown with hex code #BC6C25 and RGB rgb(188, 108, 37).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#BC6C25 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Tiger's Eye. Black text reads best on it, at 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.130) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Tiger's Eye |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Colors that go with Tiger's Eye
Matches found by rotating Tiger's Eye around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Tiger's Eye
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Tiger's Eye, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Tiger's Eye, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.016
- Orange Brown #BE6400 ΔE 0.019
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.024
- Copper #B66325 ΔE 0.026
- Rust #CA6702 ΔE 0.026
- Browny Orange #CA6B02 ΔE 0.027
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.030
- Umber #B26400 ΔE 0.031
More about Tiger's Eye
How to make Tiger's Eye
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts orange
- 1 part purple
Recipe result: #BE692E, a difference of ΔE 0.013 from Tiger's Eye. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Tiger's Eye in every format
| HEX | #BC6C25 |
| RGB | rgb(188, 108, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 67%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.13 57.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BC6C25 | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BC6C25 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BC6C25 text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BC6C25 text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Tiger's Eye
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FAF4F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 56.3)
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Step 100
100
#F4E7DE
oklch(93.6% 0.019 57.2)
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Step 200
200
#ECD4C3
oklch(88.5% 0.035 57.6)
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Step 300
300
#E1B799
oklch(80.9% 0.063 57.2)
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Step 400
400
#D1905F
oklch(70.7% 0.102 57.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BC6C25
oklch(60.9% 0.13 57.3)
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Step 600
600
#AC5B00
oklch(55.6% 0.134 57.3)
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Step 700
700
#914C00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 57.5)
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Step 800
800
#783D00
oklch(42.7% 0.104 56.7)
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Step 900
900
#623408
oklch(37.7% 0.085 57.7)
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Step 950
950
#3A1F08
oklch(27.1% 0.054 57.7)
Tiger's Eye with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #84751A | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #978725 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CE5A5E | 0.090 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.131 |
Use Tiger's Eye in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.