#bc8b46

Color #bc8b46

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8b46

RGB

rgb(188, 139, 70)

HSL

hsl(35.1, 46.8%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.1, 62.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 62.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.31, 11.24, 43.45)

LCH

lch(61.31, 44.88, 75.5)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1048, 73.66)

HWB

hwb(35.1, 27.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4677bc

Analogous

#bc5046

#bc8b46

#b2bc46

Triadic

#bc8b46

#46bc8b

#8b46bc

Split-complementary

#bc8b46

#46b2bc

#5046bc

Tetradic

#bc8b46

#77bc46

#4677bc

#8b46bc

Square

#bc8b46

#46bc50

#4677bc

#bc46b2

Shades

Color #bc8b46 mixed toward black.

#9e7439

#7e5d2e

#5f4622

#3f2e17

#20170b

Tints

Color #bc8b46 mixed toward white.

#c79e65

#d2b284

#ddc5a3

#e9d8c1

#f4ece0

Tones

Color #bc8b46 mixed toward gray.

#b28950

#a8885a

#9f8664

#95846d

#8b8377

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a95d · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#acaf61 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#ba6b6e · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8b46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8b46]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bc8b46 (#bc8b46) is rgb(188, 139, 70) in RGB.

No, #bc8b46 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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