#bc5e00

Color #bc5e00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5e00

RGB

rgb(188, 94, 0)

HSL

hsl(30, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(50.33, 33.34, 59.03)

LCH

lch(50.33, 67.79, 60.54)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.1469, 53.78)

HWB

hwb(30, 0%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#005ebc

Analogous

#bc0000

#bc5e00

#bcbc00

Triadic

#bc5e00

#00bc5e

#5e00bc

Split-complementary

#bc5e00

#00bcbc

#0000bc

Tetradic

#bc5e00

#5ebc00

#005ebc

#5e00bc

Square

#bc5e00

#00bc00

#005ebc

#bc00bc

Shades

Color #bc5e00 mixed toward black.

#9d4e00

#7d3f00

#5e2f00

#3f1f00

#1f1000

Tints

Color #bc5e00 mixed toward white.

#f27900

#ff9428

#ffaf5e

#ffc994

#ffe4c9

Tones

Color #bc5e00 mixed toward gray.

#ad5e10

#9d5e1f

#8d5e2f

#7d5e3f

#6e5e4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b2e · ΔE 31.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a733 · ΔE 34.9

Tritanopia

#b93e41 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 26.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5e00]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bc5e00 (#bc5e00) is rgb(188, 94, 0) in RGB.

No, #bc5e00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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