#bc8137

Color #bc8137

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8137

RGB

rgb(188, 129, 55)

HSL

hsl(33.4, 54.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.4, 70.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 70.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(58.67, 15.85, 47.79)

LCH

lch(58.67, 50.35, 71.65)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.115, 69.17)

HWB

hwb(33.4, 21.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3772bc

Analogous

#bc3f37

#bc8137

#b4bc37

Triadic

#bc8137

#37bc81

#8137bc

Split-complementary

#bc8137

#37b4bc

#3f37bc

Tetradic

#bc8137

#72bc37

#3772bc

#8137bc

Square

#bc8137

#37bc3f

#3772bc

#bc37b4

Shades

Color #bc8137 mixed toward black.

#9c6b2e

#7d5625

#5e401b

#3f2b12

#1f1509

Tints

Color #bc8137 mixed toward white.

#cd9753

#d7ab75

#e1c098

#ebd5ba

#f5eadd

Tones

Color #bc8137 mixed toward gray.

#b18042

#a67e4d

#9b7d58

#907c63

#847b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a551 · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#a9ad56 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#ba6063 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8137;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8137]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Antique White #faebd7

Bisque #ffe4c4

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#bc8137 (#bc8137) is rgb(188, 129, 55) in RGB.

No, #bc8137 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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