#bc9c59

Color #bc9c59

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.33 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9c59

RGB

rgb(188, 156, 89)

HSL

hsl(40.6, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.6, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17%, 52.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.9, 3.43, 39.24)

LCH

lch(65.9, 39.39, 85)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0939, 84.5)

HWB

hwb(40.6, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5979bc

Analogous

#bc6a59

#bc9c59

#aabc59

Triadic

#bc9c59

#59bc9c

#9c59bc

Split-complementary

#bc9c59

#59aabc

#6a59bc

Tetradic

#bc9c59

#79bc59

#5979bc

#9c59bc

Square

#bc9c59

#59bc6a

#5979bc

#bc59aa

Shades

Color #bc9c59 mixed toward black.

#a48542

#846a35

#635028

#42351b

#211b0d

Tints

Color #bc9c59 mixed toward white.

#c7ac75

#d2bd90

#ddcdac

#e9dec8

#f4eee3

Tones

Color #bc9c59 mixed toward gray.

#b49961

#ab9669

#a39372

#9b907a

#938d82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf6e · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b372 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#bb7c7e · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9c59]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#bc9c59 (#bc9c59) is rgb(188, 156, 89) in RGB.

No, #bc9c59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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