HEX atlas value

#BC862F

#BC862F is a warm orange HEX color close to Bronze. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 134, 47, HSL 37, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.2795, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BC862F Sample readable text

HEX #BC862F

RGB rgb(188, 134, 47)

HSL hsl(37 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.2795

Contrast Black 6.59:1White 3.19:1

CSS

--color-bc862f: #BC862F;
.background-bc862f { background-color: #BC862F; }
.text-bc862f { color: #BC862F; }

Luminance0.2795

Black text6.59:1AA Pass

White text3.19:1AA 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":"#BC862F","rgb":[188,134,47],"hsl":[37,60,46],"cmyk":[0,29,75,26],"luminance":0.2795,"contrast":{"black":6.59,"white":3.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DAB06C","hex":"#DAB06C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.41,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ABBC2F","hex":"#ABBC2F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D58C15","hex":"#D58C15","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.59,"contrastWhite":2.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#72511D","hex":"#72511D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Bronze adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bc862f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2F65BC","analogous":["#BC3F2F","#ABBC2F"],"triadic":["#2FBC86","#862FBC"],"tetradic":["#2FBC3F","#2F65BC","#BC2FAB"],"splitComplementary":["#2FABBC","#3F2FBC"],"monochromatic":["#DAB06C","#BC862F","#72511D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DAB06C","dark":"#72511D","saturated":"#D58C15","desaturated":"#A28049","pastel":"#D6BD94","neon":"#FFA514"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":25.495097567963924}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BC862F

#BC862F is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BC862F is visually closest to Bronze, a named orange color with HEX #CD7F32.

The RGB channels are 188, 134, and 47, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.2795, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.59:1AA Pass

White text3.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BC862F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.59:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DAB06C#000000 text · best 10.41:1#DAB06C

#ABBC2F#000000 text · best 9.97:1#ABBC2F

#D58C15#000000 text · best 7.59:1#D58C15

#72511D#FFFFFF text · best 7.22:1#72511D

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Generated Palette

#BC862F#BC862F

#2F65BC#2F65BC

#BC3F2F#BC3F2F

#ABBC2F#ABBC2F

#DAB06C#DAB06C

#72511D#72511D

Color Harmonies

#2F65BC#2F65BC

#BC3F2F#BC3F2F

#ABBC2F#ABBC2F

#2FBC86#2FBC86

#862FBC#862FBC

Variants

#DAB06C#DAB06C

#72511D#72511D

#D58C15#D58C15

#A28049#A28049

#D6BD94#D6BD94

#FFA514#FFA514

Nearest Named Colors

Bronze#CD7F32

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Peru#CD853F

Ochre#CC7722

#BC862F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BC862F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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