#bc6f2e

Color #bc6f2e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc6f2e

RGB

rgb(188, 111, 46)

HSL

hsl(27.5, 60.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.5, 75.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41%, 75.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(54.3, 25.33, 47.44)

LCH

lch(54.3, 53.78, 61.9)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.1248, 57.16)

HWB

hwb(27.5, 18%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e7bbc

Analogous

#bc2e34

#bc6f2e

#bcb62e

Triadic

#bc6f2e

#2ebc6f

#6f2ebc

Split-complementary

#bc6f2e

#2ebcb6

#2e34bc

Tetradic

#bc6f2e

#7bbc2e

#2e7bbc

#6f2ebc

Square

#bc6f2e

#34bc2e

#2e7bbc

#b62ebc

Shades

Color #bc6f2e mixed toward black.

#9d5d26

#7d4a1f

#5e3817

#3f250f

#1f1308

Tints

Color #bc6f2e mixed toward white.

#d28646

#db9e6b

#e4b790

#edcfb5

#f6e7da

Tones

Color #bc6f2e mixed toward gray.

#b0703a

#a47146

#997252

#8d735d

#817469

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a045 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#a5aa49 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#b95255 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc6f2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc6f2e]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Chocolate #d2691e

Linen #faf0e6

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#bc6f2e (#bc6f2e) is rgb(188, 111, 46) in RGB.

No, #bc6f2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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