#BC4A1F#BC4A1F
#BC4A1F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 39.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 84%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 83.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.57, 43.86, 46.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.57, 64.19, 46.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.59% 0.1214 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.59% 0.157 39.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4377, 15.6912, 3.0906) |
| Luminance | 0.1569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 2.77
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 3.38
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.10
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.13
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A1F #1F91BC
analogous
#BC1F43 #BC4A1F #BC981F
triadic
#BC4A1F #1FBC4A #4A1FBC
tetradic
#BC4A1F #43BC1F #1F91BC #981FBC
square
#BC4A1F #43BC1F #1F91BC #981FBC
split-complementary
#BC4A1F #1FBC98 #1F43BC
monochromatic
#53210E #873516 #BC4A1F #DE673A #E78F6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BC4A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#BC4A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A1F
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A1F | 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)
#6B5E18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87781A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2D42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 39.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9815f',
500: '#bc4a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a1f; $custom-light: #d9815f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.433,
"s": 71.689,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55593,
"c": 0.15693,
"h": 39.3
},
"luminance": 0.15688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A1F
secondary
#69B2CD
accent
#BDEE39
background
#FEF8F5
surface
#FDEFE9
border
#D5CAC5
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79