#bc4e15 color: Crustose Lichen
#bc4e15 is rgb(188, 78, 21) in RGB and oklch(56.079% 0.15557 43.122) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Brown
- Medium
- Vivid
- Warm
- ≈ Mahogany
- amber-700
- Black 26%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #bc4e15
#bc4e15 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 43°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.95:1 contrast and black text 4.24:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Crustose Lichen (#c04e01). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.
Lighter: #bc4e15 mixed with white
Darker: #bc4e15 mixed with black
Calmer: #bc4e15 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #bc4e15
Questions about #bc4e15
What color is #bc4e15?
#bc4e15 is bright brown. The closest named color is Crustose Lichen. In RGB it is rgb(188, 78, 21), in HSL hsl(20.48, 79.9%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.079% 0.15557 43.122).
What colors go well with #bc4e15?
The complementary color of #bc4e15 is #0083aa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #be455a and #a46400. The triadic partners are #008e5b and #6b64cc.
Is white or black text more readable on #bc4e15?
White text reads better on #bc4e15: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and black gives 4.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #bc4e15 a warm or cool color?
#bc4e15 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 43 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.156.