#bc8d3f

Color #bc8d3f

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 11.73 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8d3f

RGB

rgb(188, 141, 63)

HSL

hsl(37.4, 49.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.4, 66.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 66.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.74, 9.68, 47.34)

LCH

lch(61.74, 48.32, 78.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.1105, 77.51)

HWB

hwb(37.4, 24.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f6ebc

Analogous

#bc4e3f

#bc8d3f

#adbc3f

Triadic

#bc8d3f

#3fbc8d

#8d3fbc

Split-complementary

#bc8d3f

#3fadbc

#4e3fbc

Tetradic

#bc8d3f

#6ebc3f

#3f6ebc

#8d3fbc

Square

#bc8d3f

#3fbc4e

#3f6ebc

#bc3fad

Shades

Color #bc8d3f mixed toward black.

#9d7534

#7d5e2a

#5e461f

#3f2f15

#1f170a

Tints

Color #bc8d3f mixed toward white.

#c9a05d

#d4b37e

#dec69e

#e9d9be

#f4ecdf

Tones

Color #bc8d3f mixed toward gray.

#b28a49

#a78854

#9d855e

#928369

#888073

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa95a · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#acb05f · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#ba6a6d · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8d3f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8d3f]

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Frequently asked questions

#bc8d3f (#bc8d3f) is rgb(188, 141, 63) in RGB.

No, #bc8d3f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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