#BC7F23#BC7F23
#BC7F23 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.126 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC7F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 127, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.03, 16.08, 55.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.03, 57.83, 73.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.41% 0.039 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.41% 0.126 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6340, 25.9941, 5.0991) |
| Luminance | 0.2599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.69
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.04
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.33
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.49
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.90
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC7F23 #2360BC
analogous
#BC3223 #BC7F23 #ACBC23
triadic
#BC7F23 #23BC7F #7F23BC
tetradic
#BC7F23 #23BC32 #2360BC #BC23AC
square
#BC7F23 #23BC32 #2360BC #BC23AC
split-complementary
#BC7F23 #23ACBC #3223BC
monochromatic
#553910 #885C19 #BC7F23 #DC9E41 #E5B874
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#BC7F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#BC7F23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC7F23
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC7F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC7F23 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948311
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc7f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 127, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.126 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6a466',
500: '#bc7f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc7f23; $custom-light: #d6a466; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc7f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 127,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.078,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6441,
"c": 0.12592,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.25991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC7F23
secondary
#6F94CC
accent
#82EB3C
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A