#BC572C#BC572C

#BC572C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.142 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC572C
RGB	rgb(188, 87, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(18, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.12, 37.96, 43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.12, 57.45, 48.64°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1056 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.142 42)
XYZ	xyz(24.6043, 17.6928, 4.5018)
Luminance	0.1769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC572C #2C91BC

analogous

#BC2C49 #BC572C #BC9F2C

triadic

#BC572C #2CBC57 #572CBC

tetradic

#BC572C #49BC2C #2C91BC #9F2CBC

square

#BC572C #49BC2C #2C91BC #9F2CBC

split-complementary

#BC572C #2CBC9F #2C49BC

monochromatic

#592915 #8A4020 #BC572C #D6784F #E19E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BC572C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BC572C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC572C

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC572C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC572C	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE414E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc572c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 87, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.142 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78968',
    500: '#bc572c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc572c;
$custom-light: #d78968;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc572c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.917,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57565,
    "c": 0.14211,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.1769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC572C

secondary

#79B2CA

accent

#B5E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#160C06

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC572C

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

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