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#bc5c40 color: Deep Fire

#bc5c40 is rgb(188, 92, 64) in RGB and oklch(58.578% 0.13089 37.074) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

58.6%
0.131
37°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bc5c40

#bc5c40 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Fire (#bf5c42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #bc5c40 mixed with white

  1. bc5c40
  2. c46d53
  3. cc7d66
  4. d48d79
  5. db9d8b
  6. e2ad9e
  7. e8beb1
  8. eecec4
  9. f4ded8
  10. faefeb

Darker: #bc5c40 mixed with black

  1. bc5c40
  2. a34f36
  3. 8b422d
  4. 733624
  5. 5d2a1b
  6. 471f13
  7. 32140b
  8. 1f0a05
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bc5c40 with less saturation

  1. bc5c40
  2. b66047
  3. b1644e
  4. ab6854
  5. a56b5a
  6. 9f6e60
  7. 987166
  8. 92746c
  9. 8b7771
  10. 837977

Questions about #bc5c40

What color is #bc5c40?

#bc5c40 is soft brown. The closest named color is Deep Fire. In RGB it is rgb(188, 92, 64), in HSL hsl(13.55, 49.21%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.578% 0.13089 37.074).

What colors go well with #bc5c40?

The complementary color of #bc5c40 is #008dac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bb576e and #ae6a00. The triadic partners are #1c925c and #6972c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc5c40?

White text reads better on #bc5c40: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc5c40 a warm or cool color?

#bc5c40 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.131.