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#BC641C

#bc641c ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc641c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 39.22% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.81% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 27°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.1989

Complementary

  1. #bc641c
  2. #1c74bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc641c
  2. #1cbcb4
  3. #1c24bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1c24
  2. #bc641c
  3. #bcb41c

Triadic

  1. #bc641c
  2. #1cbc64
  3. #641cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc641c
  2. #74bc1c
  3. #1c74bc
  4. #641cbc

Square

  1. #bc641c
  2. #24bc1c
  3. #1c74bc
  4. #b41cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #371d08
  2. #794112
  3. #bc641c
  4. #e38a42
  5. #edb384

Shades

#bc641c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc641c
  2. #a95a19
  3. #965016
  4. #844614
  5. #713c11
  6. #5e320e
  7. #4b280b
  8. #381e08
  9. #261406
  10. #130a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc641c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc641c
  2. #c37433
  3. #c98349
  4. #d09360
  5. #d7a277
  6. #deb28e
  7. #e4c1a4
  8. #ebd1bb
  9. #f2e0d2
  10. #f8f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc641c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc641c
  2. #b66726
  3. #b06a30
  4. #aa6c3a
  5. #a46f44
  6. #9e724e
  7. #987558
  8. #927862
  9. #8c7a6c
  10. #867d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93831b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6b14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5781b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75946 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc641c {
  color: #bc641c;
}
Background
.bg-bc641c {
  background-color: #bc641c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc641c {
  border: 2px solid #bc641c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc641c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 100 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc641c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc641c, #bcb41c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc641c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 100 28 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.93 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.20 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.36 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.48 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.90 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.84 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 10.17 #439be3 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Chocolate
#bc641c  rgb(188, 100, 28)  hsl(27, 74%, 42%)  Chocolate
#1c74bc  rgb(28, 116, 188)  hsl(207, 74%, 42%)  French Blue
#1cbc64  rgb(28, 188, 100)  hsl(147, 74%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#641cbc  rgb(100, 28, 188)  hsl(267, 74%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple