HEX atlas value

#BC782F

#BC782F is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 120, 47, HSL 31, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.2433, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BC782F Sample readable text

HEX #BC782F

RGB rgb(188, 120, 47)

HSL hsl(31 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.2433

Contrast Black 5.87:1White 3.58:1

CSS

--color-bc782f: #BC782F;
.background-bc782f { background-color: #BC782F; }
.text-bc782f { color: #BC782F; }

Luminance0.2433

Black text5.87:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BC782F","rgb":[188,120,47],"hsl":[31,60,46],"cmyk":[0,36,75,26],"luminance":0.2433,"contrast":{"black":5.87,"white":3.58}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9BC2F","hex":"#B9BC2F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.3,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DAA56C","hex":"#DAA56C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.58,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72491D","hex":"#72491D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bc782f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2F73BC","analogous":["#BC312F","#B9BC2F"],"triadic":["#2FBC78","#782FBC"],"tetradic":["#2FBC31","#2F73BC","#BC2FB9"],"splitComplementary":["#2FB9BC","#312FBC"],"monochromatic":["#DAA56C","#BC782F","#72491D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DAA56C","dark":"#72491D","saturated":"#D57915","desaturated":"#A27749","pastel":"#D6B694","neon":"#FF8E14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":7.54983443527075},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":7.54983443527075},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":26.720778431774775}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BC782F

#BC782F is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BC782F is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 188, 120, and 47, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 60% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2433, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.87:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BC782F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.87:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9BC2F#000000 text · best 10.3:1#B9BC2F

#DAA56C#000000 text · best 9.58:1#DAA56C

#72491D#FFFFFF text · best 7.82:1#72491D

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

Generated Palette

#BC782F#BC782F

#2F73BC#2F73BC

#BC312F#BC312F

#B9BC2F#B9BC2F

#DAA56C#DAA56C

#72491D#72491D

Color Harmonies

#2F73BC#2F73BC

#BC312F#BC312F

#B9BC2F#B9BC2F

#2FBC78#2FBC78

#782FBC#782FBC

Variants

#DAA56C#DAA56C

#72491D#72491D

#D57915#D57915

#A27749#A27749

#D6B694#D6B694

#FF8E14#FF8E14

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

Peru#CD853F

#BC782F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BC782F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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