#bc8231

Color #bc8231

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8231

RGB

rgb(188, 130, 49)

HSL

hsl(35, 58.6%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35, 73.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 73.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(58.86, 14.99, 50.7)

LCH

lch(58.86, 52.87, 73.53)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1186, 71.52)

HWB

hwb(35, 19.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#316bbc

Analogous

#bc3d31

#bc8231

#b0bc31

Triadic

#bc8231

#31bc82

#8231bc

Split-complementary

#bc8231

#31b0bc

#3d31bc

Tetradic

#bc8231

#6bbc31

#316bbc

#8231bc

Square

#bc8231

#31bc3d

#316bbc

#bc31b0

Shades

Color #bc8231 mixed toward black.

#9d6c29

#7d5721

#5e4119

#3f2b10

#1f1608

Tints

Color #bc8231 mixed toward white.

#d0984b

#d9ad6f

#e3c193

#ecd6b7

#f6eadb

Tones

Color #bc8231 mixed toward gray.

#b0803d

#a57e48

#997c54

#8e7a5f

#82796b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a64f · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#a9ad54 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#ba5f62 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8231;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8231]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bc8231 (#bc8231) is rgb(188, 130, 49) in RGB.

No, #bc8231 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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