#BC4A1E#BC4A1E
#BC4A1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 39.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 84%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 84%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.56, 43.83, 47.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.56, 64.49, 47.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.58% 0.1212 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.58% 0.157 39.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4248, 15.6860, 3.0223) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 2.68
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 3.17
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 4.90
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.63
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A1E #1E90BC
analogous
#BC1E41 #BC4A1E #BC991E
triadic
#BC4A1E #1EBC4A #4A1EBC
tetradic
#BC4A1E #41BC1E #1E90BC #991EBC
square
#BC4A1E #41BC1E #1E90BC #991EBC
split-complementary
#BC4A1E #1EBC99 #1E41BC
monochromatic
#52200D #873516 #BC4A1E #DF6738 #E88F6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BC4A1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#BC4A1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A1E
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A1E | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B5E17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877819
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2D42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 39.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9815e',
500: '#bc4a1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a1e; $custom-light: #d9815e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.709,
"s": 72.477,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55585,
"c": 0.15714,
"h": 39.5
},
"luminance": 0.15683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A1E
secondary
#68B1CE
accent
#BCEF39
background
#FEF8F5
surface
#FDEFE9
border
#D5CAC5
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79