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#BC592F Color

#BC592F is rgb(188, 89, 47) in RGB, hsl(18, 60%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 75%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC592F
HEX#BC592F
RGBrgb(188, 89, 47)
HSLhsl(18, 60%, 46%)
HSVhsv(18, 75%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 75%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.139 42.2)
LABlab(50.12% 38.76 42.95)
LCHlch(50.12% 57.85 47.94)

What #BC592F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC592F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BC592F Channel Values

How #BC592F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 89 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 60% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 75% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 75% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.56:1 vs white · 4.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC592F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC592F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC592F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BC592F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC592F.

How #BC592F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC592F
Protanopia#72722D
Protanomaly#95692E
Deuteranopia#858523
Deuteranomaly#9E7628
Tritanopia#BE5555
Tritanomaly#BD5749
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC592F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc592f: #BC592F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC592F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc592f': '#BC592F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.349, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_bc592f">#BC592F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC592F"

More Orange Colors

#BC592F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC592F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC592F?

#BC592F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(188, 89, 47) in RGB and hsl(18, 60%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.55.

What is the RGB value of #BC592F?

#BC592F is rgb(188, 89, 47) — red 188, green 89, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC592F?

#BC592F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 75%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC592F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC592F scores 4.56:1 against white and 4.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC592F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC592F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 11.81, which is visibly different.

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