#BC4E00
Closest named color: Burnt Orange (#C04E01). oklch(56% 0.158 45.6), rgb(188, 78, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.96:1).
About this color
#BC4E00 is a medium-dark, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 46°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Burnt Orange (#C04E01), ΔE 0.008 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.96:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Burnt Orange (#C04E01) |
| Black text | 4.22:1 |
| White text | 4.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BC4E00 |
| RGB | rgb(188, 78, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 100%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.158 45.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BC4E00 | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc -79.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #BC4E00 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BC4E00 text on white | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc 73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BC4E00 text on black | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#FBF4F0
oklch(97.1% 0.009 52.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E6DF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 45.3)
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Step 200
200
#F1D2C4
oklch(88.6% 0.04 45.8)
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Step 300
300
#E8B39A
oklch(80.9% 0.071 46.5)
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Step 400
400
#DB8962
oklch(70.7% 0.114 45.8)
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Step 500
500
#CF6834
oklch(63% 0.146 45.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#BC4E00
oklch(56% 0.158 45.6)
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Step 700
700
#9D4000
oklch(49% 0.139 45.7)
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Step 800
800
#823400
oklch(42.8% 0.121 45.9)
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Step 900
900
#692E0D
oklch(37.7% 0.095 45.9)
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Step 950
950
#3E1C0A
oklch(27.1% 0.06 46.5)
#BC4E00 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #6E6000 | 0.147 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #897900 | 0.132 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CF3242 | 0.082 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #707070 | 0.159 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BC4E00
#BC4E00
oklch(56% 0.158 45.6)
- #0081A4
#0081A4
oklch(56.1% 0.107 225.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BC4E00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Burnt Orange #C04E01 ΔE 0.008
- Burnt Siena #B75203 ΔE 0.011
- Brick Orange #C14A09 ΔE 0.013
- Rust Orange #C45508 ΔE 0.023
- Cinnamon #AC4F06 ΔE 0.031
- Sinopia #BB3E03 ΔE 0.031
- Orangey Brown #B16002 ΔE 0.042
- Rusty Orange #CD5909 ΔE 0.043
Use #BC4E00 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.