#bc7c15

Color #bc7c15

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc7c15

RGB

rgb(188, 124, 21)

HSL

hsl(37, 79.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37, 88.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34%, 88.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(57.23, 17.36, 59.3)

LCH

lch(57.23, 61.79, 73.68)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.1312, 71.61)

HWB

hwb(37, 8.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1555bc

Analogous

#bc2915

#bc7c15

#a9bc15

Triadic

#bc7c15

#15bc7c

#7c15bc

Split-complementary

#bc7c15

#15a9bc

#2915bc

Tetradic

#bc7c15

#55bc15

#1555bc

#7c15bc

Square

#bc7c15

#15bc29

#1555bc

#bc15a9

Shades

Color #bc7c15 mixed toward black.

#9d6712

#7d530e

#5e3e0b

#3f2907

#1f1504

Tints

Color #bc7c15 mixed toward white.

#e6991d

#ebad4b

#f0c278

#f5d6a5

#faebd2

Tones

Color #bc7c15 mixed toward gray.

#ae7923

#a07631

#92723f

#846f4d

#766c5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a442 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#a8ac49 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#b95559 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc7c15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc7c15]

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Frequently asked questions

#bc7c15 (#bc7c15) is rgb(188, 124, 21) in RGB.

No, #bc7c15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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