#BC572F#BC572F
#BC572F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.141 H 41.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC572F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 87, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 75%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 75%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.15, 38.09, 41.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.15, 56.43, 47.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.6% 0.1065 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.141 41) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6628, 17.7161, 4.8096) |
| Luminance | 0.1771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.70
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.84
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.41
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.76
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.87
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC572F #2F94BC
analogous
#BC2F4D #BC572F #BC9D2F
triadic
#BC572F #2FBC57 #572FBC
tetradic
#BC572F #4DBC2F #2F94BC #9D2FBC
square
#BC572F #4DBC2F #2F94BC #9D2FBC
split-complementary
#BC572F #2FBC9D #2F4DBC
monochromatic
#5A2A17 #8B4023 #BC572F #D47854 #E09F85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BC572F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#BC572F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC572F
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC572F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC572F | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73672A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7D2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE414E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc572f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 87, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.141 41.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7896a',
500: '#bc572f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc572f; $custom-light: #d7896a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc572f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 87,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.021,
"s": 60,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57596,
"c": 0.14114,
"h": 41
},
"luminance": 0.17713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC572F
secondary
#7DB4CA
accent
#B6E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A