#bc8436

Color #bc8436

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8436

RGB

rgb(188, 132, 54)

HSL

hsl(34.9, 55.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.9, 71.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 71.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(59.4, 14.13, 49.02)

LCH

lch(59.4, 51.02, 73.92)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1157, 71.97)

HWB

hwb(34.9, 21.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#366ebc

Analogous

#bc4136

#bc8436

#b1bc36

Triadic

#bc8436

#36bc84

#8436bc

Split-complementary

#bc8436

#36b1bc

#4136bc

Tetradic

#bc8436

#6ebc36

#366ebc

#8436bc

Square

#bc8436

#36bc41

#366ebc

#bc36b1

Shades

Color #bc8436 mixed toward black.

#9d6e2d

#7d5824

#5e421b

#3f2c12

#1f1609

Tints

Color #bc8436 mixed toward white.

#cd9a52

#d7ae74

#e1c297

#ebd6ba

#f5ebdc

Tones

Color #bc8436 mixed toward gray.

#b18241

#a6804c

#9b7f58

#8f7d63

#847b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a652 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#aaae57 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#ba6165 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8436;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8436]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bc8436 (#bc8436) is rgb(188, 132, 54) in RGB.

No, #bc8436 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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