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#BC6F37 Lucky Penny

#BC6F37 is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Lucky Penny. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 43.5% green and 21.6% blue (rgb(188, 111, 55)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 55% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 71% yellow and 26% black. #BC6F37 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.47:1.

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Variations of #BC6F37

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC6F37 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC6F37 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC6F37 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #988937
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #857831
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #977732
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #988937
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A38036
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD5F63
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3694F
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #937E75

#BC6F37 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.84:1 Poor#BC6F37 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.47:1 Good#BC6F37 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC6F37 in CSS

/* Lucky Penny */
.color { color: #BC6F37; }
.background { background-color: #BC6F37; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC6F37; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 111 55);
color: hsl(25 55% 48%);
color: oklch(0.616 0.120 54.2);

#BC6F37 FAQ

What color is #BC6F37?

#BC6F37 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Lucky Penny. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC6F37?

#BC6F37 is rgb(188, 111, 55) in RGB, hsl(25, 55%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 71%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC6F37?

The complementary color of #BC6F37 is #3784BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC6F37?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC6F37: 5.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC6F37 a warm or cool color?

#BC6F37 is a warm color.