#BC852E

Closest named color: Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). oklch(65.6% 0.12 74.6), rgb(188, 133, 46).

Black text reads best on this color (6.53:1).

About this color

#BC852E is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.120 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.53:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.120)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B)
Black text	6.53:1
White text	3.21:1

Values

HEX	#BC852E
RGB	rgb(188, 133, 46)
HSL	hsl(37, 61%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.12 74.6)

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 #BC852E	3.21:1	AA large text	Lc -64.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BC852E	6.53:1	AA	Lc 44.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#BC852E text on white	3.21:1	AA large text	Lc 59.2	Large or bold text, headings
#BC852E text on black	6.53:1	AA	Lc -42.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text

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 500.

Step 50
50

#F9F5F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F1E8DE

oklch(93.5% 0.017 70.5)
Step 200
200

#E6D7C2

oklch(88.6% 0.033 76.4)
Step 300
300

#D8BC97

oklch(81% 0.059 74.5)
Step 400
400

#C3985B

oklch(70.7% 0.094 74.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BC852E

oklch(65.6% 0.12 74.6)
Step 600
600

#9B6700

oklch(55.5% 0.117 74.4)
Step 700
700

#835600

oklch(49.1% 0.104 74.1)
Step 800
800

#6C4600

oklch(42.7% 0.091 73.9)
Step 900
900

#5A3A02

oklch(37.7% 0.079 73.9)
Step 950
950

#352206

oklch(27% 0.05 73.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BC852E 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)	#998821	0.061
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A69531	0.052
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CD7773	0.100
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8F8F8F	0.121