Palettes / Colors / #BC7615

#BC7615 — Vivid Orange

#BC7615 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

#BC7615 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 #155BBC; it also sits naturally between #BC2315 and #AEBC15. 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 46% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 89% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC7615

.text { color: #BC7615; }
.background { background-color: #BC7615; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC7615; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 118, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC7615; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 118, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC7615; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 118, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC7615">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC7615">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC7615

Tints of #BC7615

Tones of #BC7615

Color harmonies

Complementary — #155BBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC7615: #000000.

How #BC7615 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 #BC7615 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

← #BC7614  ·  #BC7616 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC7615?

#BC7615 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 188, 118, 21). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC7615?

#BC7615 is RGB 188, 118, 21 — HSL 35°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 89%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC7615?

Its complement is #155BBC; analogous partners are #BC2315 and #AEBC15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC7615 for text?

Black text on #BC7615 has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.