#bc9175

Color #bc9175

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9175

RGB

rgb(188, 145, 117)

HSL

hsl(23.7, 34.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.7, 37.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 37.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.53, 12.39, 21.11)

LCH

lch(63.53, 24.48, 59.59)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0654, 54.46)

HWB

hwb(23.7, 45.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75a0bc

Analogous

#bc757c

#bc9175

#bcb575

Triadic

#bc9175

#75bc91

#9175bc

Split-complementary

#bc9175

#75bcb5

#757cbc

Tetradic

#bc9175

#a0bc75

#75a0bc

#9175bc

Square

#bc9175

#7cbc75

#75a0bc

#b575bc

Shades

Color #bc9175 mixed toward black.

#ab7653

#895e42

#674732

#442f21

#221811

Tints

Color #bc9175 mixed toward white.

#c7a38c

#d2b6a3

#ddc8ba

#e9dad1

#f4ede8

Tones

Color #bc9175 mixed toward gray.

#b6927b

#b09481

#aa9587

#a4968d

#9e9793

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab7d · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#adb17e · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#ba8283 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9175;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9175]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#bc9175 (#bc9175) is rgb(188, 145, 117) in RGB.

No, #bc9175 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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