Palettes / Colors / #BC5634

#BC5634 — Orange

#BC5634 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #BC5634 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC5634 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #349ABC; it also sits naturally between #BC3456 and #BC9A34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 34% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 72% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC5634

.text { color: #BC5634; }
.background { background-color: #BC5634; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC5634; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 86, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 57%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC5634; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 86, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC5634; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 86, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC5634">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC5634">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #349ABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC5634: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC5634

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC5634 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC5634 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC5633  ·  #BC5635 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC5634?

#BC5634 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 188, 86, 52). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC5634?

#BC5634 is RGB 188, 86, 52 — HSL 15°, 57%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 72%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC5634?

Its complement is #349ABC; analogous partners are #BC3456 and #BC9A34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC5634 for text?

White text on #BC5634 has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.52:1.