#bc9689

Color #bc9689

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9689

RGB

rgb(188, 150, 137)

HSL

hsl(15.3, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.3, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 27.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.21, 12.26, 12.26)

LCH

lch(65.21, 17.34, 45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0496, 39.69)

HWB

hwb(15.3, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89afbc

Analogous

#bc8995

#bc9689

#bcaf89

Triadic

#bc9689

#89bc96

#9689bc

Split-complementary

#bc9689

#89bcaf

#8995bc

Tetradic

#bc9689

#afbc89

#89afbc

#9689bc

Square

#bc9689

#95bc89

#89afbc

#af89bc

Shades

Color #bc9689 mixed toward black.

#a87766

#8a5e4e

#68463b

#452f27

#231714

Tints

Color #bc9689 mixed toward white.

#c7a79d

#d2b9b0

#ddcac4

#e9dcd8

#f4edeb

Tones

Color #bc9689 mixed toward gray.

#b8988d

#b39a91

#af9c96

#ab9e9a

#a7a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad8c · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#afb28d · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#ba8f8f · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9689;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9689]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bc9689 (#bc9689) is rgb(188, 150, 137) in RGB.

No, #bc9689 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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