#bc9a8a

Color #bc9a8a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9a8a

RGB

rgb(188, 154, 138)

HSL

hsl(19.2, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.2, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 26.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.24, 10.2, 13.15)

LCH

lch(66.24, 16.64, 52.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0468, 46.65)

HWB

hwb(19.2, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aacbc

Analogous

#bc8a93

#bc9a8a

#bcb38a

Triadic

#bc9a8a

#8abc9a

#9a8abc

Split-complementary

#bc9a8a

#8abcb3

#8a93bc

Tetradic

#bc9a8a

#acbc8a

#8aacbc

#9a8abc

Square

#bc9a8a

#93bc8a

#8aacbc

#b38abc

Shades

Color #bc9a8a mixed toward black.

#a87c67

#8a624f

#68493b

#453128

#231814

Tints

Color #bc9a8a mixed toward white.

#c7ab9d

#d2bcb1

#ddccc4

#e9ddd8

#f4eeeb

Tones

Color #bc9a8a mixed toward gray.

#b89b8e

#b49d92

#af9e96

#aba09b

#a7a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae8e · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#b0b38f · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#ba9192 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9a8a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bc9a8a (#bc9a8a) is rgb(188, 154, 138) in RGB.

No, #bc9a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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