#bc8539

Color #bc8539

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8539

RGB

rgb(188, 133, 57)

HSL

hsl(34.8, 53.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.8, 69.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 69.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(59.68, 13.74, 47.93)

LCH

lch(59.68, 49.86, 74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1137, 72.07)

HWB

hwb(34.8, 22.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3970bc

Analogous

#bc4339

#bc8539

#b1bc39

Triadic

#bc8539

#39bc85

#8539bc

Split-complementary

#bc8539

#39b1bc

#4339bc

Tetradic

#bc8539

#70bc39

#3970bc

#8539bc

Square

#bc8539

#39bc43

#3970bc

#bc39b1

Shades

Color #bc8539 mixed toward black.

#9d6f2f

#7d5926

#5e421c

#3f2c13

#1f1609

Tints

Color #bc8539 mixed toward white.

#cc9a55

#d6ae77

#e0c299

#ead7bb

#f5ebdd

Tones

Color #bc8539 mixed toward gray.

#b18344

#a6814f

#9b805a

#907e65

#857c6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a754 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#aaae59 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#ba6366 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8539;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8539]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bc8539 (#bc8539) is rgb(188, 133, 57) in RGB.

No, #bc8539 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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