#bc8437

Color #bc8437

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8437

RGB

rgb(188, 132, 55)

HSL

hsl(34.7, 54.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.7, 70.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 70.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(59.41, 14.19, 48.57)

LCH

lch(59.41, 50.6, 73.71)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.115, 71.71)

HWB

hwb(34.7, 21.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#376fbc

Analogous

#bc4137

#bc8437

#b1bc37

Triadic

#bc8437

#37bc84

#8437bc

Split-complementary

#bc8437

#37b1bc

#4137bc

Tetradic

#bc8437

#6fbc37

#376fbc

#8437bc

Square

#bc8437

#37bc41

#376fbc

#bc37b1

Shades

Color #bc8437 mixed toward black.

#9c6e2e

#7d5825

#5e421b

#3f2c12

#1f1609

Tints

Color #bc8437 mixed toward white.

#cd9953

#d7ae75

#e1c298

#ebd6ba

#f5ebdd

Tones

Color #bc8437 mixed toward gray.

#b18242

#a6804d

#9b7f58

#907d63

#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

#ba6265 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8437;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8437]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bc8437 (#bc8437) is rgb(188, 132, 55) in RGB.

No, #bc8437 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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