Palettes / Colors / #BC7329

#BC7329 — Orange

#BC7329 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #BC7329 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.

#BC7329 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2973BC; it also sits naturally between #BC2929 and #BCBC29. 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 45% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 78% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC7329

.text { color: #BC7329; }
.background { background-color: #BC7329; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC7329; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 115, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 64%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC7329; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 115, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC7329; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 115, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC7329">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC7329">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2973BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC7329: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC7329

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 #BC7329 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 #BC7329 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

← #BC7328  ·  #BC732A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC7329?

#BC7329 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 188, 115, 41). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC7329?

#BC7329 is RGB 188, 115, 41 — HSL 30°, 64%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 78%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC7329?

Its complement is #2973BC; analogous partners are #BC2929 and #BCBC29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC7329 for text?

Black text on #BC7329 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.