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#BC630B Color

#BC630B is rgb(188, 99, 11) in RGB, hsl(30, 89%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 94%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC630B
HEX#BC630B
RGBrgb(188, 99, 11)
HSLhsl(30, 89%, 39%)
HSVhsv(30, 94%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 94%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.142 55.7)
LABlab(52.01% 33.08 57.96)
LCHlch(52.01% 66.74 60.29)

What #BC630B 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 #BC630B, 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 brown in the library.

#BC630B Channel Values

How #BC630B 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 99 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 89% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 94% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 94% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC630B 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC630B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC630B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC630B; 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 #BC630B

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 #BC630B.

How #BC630B 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#BC630B
Protanopia#787805
Protanomaly#987008
Deuteranopia#898900
Deuteranomaly#A07B00
Tritanopia#BF5D5D
Tritanomaly#BE5F49
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC630B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc630b: #BC630B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC630B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc630b': '#BC630B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.388, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_bc630b">#BC630B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC630B"

More Brown Colors

#BC630B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC630B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC630B?

#BC630B is a dark brown — rgb(188, 99, 11) in RGB and hsl(30, 89%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.95.

What is the RGB value of #BC630B?

#BC630B is rgb(188, 99, 11) — red 188, green 99, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC630B?

#BC630B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 94%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC630B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC630B scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC630B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC630B 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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