#bc8d2e

Color #bc8d2e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8d2e

RGB

rgb(188, 141, 46)

HSL

hsl(40.1, 60.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.1, 75.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 75.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.6, 8.78, 54.67)

LCH

lch(61.6, 55.37, 80.88)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.1219, 80.99)

HWB

hwb(40.1, 18%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e5dbc

Analogous

#bc462e

#bc8d2e

#a4bc2e

Triadic

#bc8d2e

#2ebc8d

#8d2ebc

Split-complementary

#bc8d2e

#2ea4bc

#462ebc

Tetradic

#bc8d2e

#5dbc2e

#2e5dbc

#8d2ebc

Square

#bc8d2e

#2ebc46

#2e5dbc

#bc2ea4

Shades

Color #bc8d2e mixed toward black.

#9d7526

#7d5e1f

#5e4617

#3f2f0f

#1f1708

Tints

Color #bc8d2e mixed toward white.

#d2a446

#dbb66b

#e4c890

#eddab5

#f6edda

Tones

Color #bc8d2e mixed toward gray.

#b0893a

#a48546

#998152

#8d7d5d

#817969

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa952 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#acb059 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#ba6569 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8d2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8d2e]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bc8d2e (#bc8d2e) is rgb(188, 141, 46) in RGB.

No, #bc8d2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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