#BC512A#BC512A

#BC512A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.148 H 39.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC512A
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 42)
HSL	hsl(16, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(16, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 40.88, 42.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 59.27, 46.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1141 0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.148 39.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1019, 16.7466, 4.1533)
Luminance	0.1674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC512A #2A95BC

analogous

#BC2A4C #BC512A #BC9A2A

triadic

#BC512A #2ABC51 #512ABC

tetradic

#BC512A #4CBC2A #2A95BC #9A2ABC

square

#BC512A #4CBC2A #2A95BC #9A2ABC

split-complementary

#BC512A #2ABC9A #2A4CBC

monochromatic

#582614 #8A3B1F #BC512A #D7714C #E2997E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#BC512A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#BC512A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC512A

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC512A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC512A	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc512a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.148 39.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88566',
    500: '#bc512a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc512a;
$custom-light: #d88566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc512a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.027,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56661,
    "c": 0.14795,
    "h": 39.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC512A

secondary

#77B4CB

accent

#BAE741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC512A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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