#bc891c

Color #bc891c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 3.07 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc891c

RGB

rgb(188, 137, 28)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 74.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 85.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 85.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.49, 10.35, 59.98)

LCH

lch(60.49, 60.87, 80.21)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.1296, 80.36)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 11%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c4fbc

Analogous

#bc391c

#bc891c

#9fbc1c

Triadic

#bc891c

#1cbc89

#891cbc

Split-complementary

#bc891c

#1c9fbc

#391cbc

Tetradic

#bc891c

#4fbc1c

#1c4fbc

#891cbc

Square

#bc891c

#1cbc39

#1c4fbc

#bc1c9f

Shades

Color #bc891c mixed toward black.

#9d7217

#7d5b13

#5e450e

#3f2e09

#1f1705

Tints

Color #bc891c mixed toward white.

#dfa62a

#e6b755

#ecc97f

#f2dbaa

#f9edd4

Tones

Color #bc891c mixed toward gray.

#af8429

#a28037

#947b44

#877651

#79715f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a84a · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#abaf51 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#ba5f63 · ΔE 34.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc891c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc891c]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bc891c (#bc891c) is rgb(188, 137, 28) in RGB.

No, #bc891c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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