#BC002CNippon (#BC002C) is a mid-tone, vivid red with an OKLCH hue of 21°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.202. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #BC002C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 0, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 100%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 100%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 77%, 26%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39.4 64.5 32.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.503 0.202 21) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nippon is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bc0027 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#bf002a — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#bc002c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bd012d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Nippon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.61:1 and against black 3.17:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ff9695 · #e95c62 · #bc002c · #8f001f · #57000e · #250002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ce6601 · #c84010 · #bc002c · #9b0046 · #7a0050 · #5a0052
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eab36a · #d78e00 · #a57735 · #bc002c · #8b001e · #5e0010
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dee9 · #a67674 · #bc002c · #76272b · #500912 · #270003
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddf8fa · #cfadab · #6f8283 · #bc002c · #634040 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #bc002c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d4ae · #d4a0bf · #2da1ce · #bc002c · #3d4f79 · #030f28
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c1dec1 · #78c5a1 · #629daf · #bc002c · #3c4e76 · #200514
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcfdd7 · #77cf6a · #2f76f4 · #bc002c · #0541a6 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f6c8 · #bbbf24 · #008f97 · #bc002c · #502d9f · #000203
#CF414A · #E06568 · #F08786 · #FFA7A5 · #FFCDCB
#9E0023 · #80001A · #640012 · #49000A · #300004
#AC313A · #9B4546 · #895352
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.