#bc9d89

Color #bc9d89

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9d89

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 137)

HSL

hsl(23.5, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.5, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 27.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.99, 8.41, 14.75)

LCH

lch(66.99, 16.98, 60.31)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0465, 54.63)

HWB

hwb(23.5, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89a8bc

Analogous

#bc898e

#bc9d89

#bcb689

Triadic

#bc9d89

#89bc9d

#9d89bc

Split-complementary

#bc9d89

#89bcb6

#898ebc

Tetradic

#bc9d89

#a8bc89

#89a8bc

#9d89bc

Square

#bc9d89

#8ebc89

#89a8bc

#b689bc

Shades

Color #bc9d89 mixed toward black.

#a88066

#8a664e

#684c3b

#453327

#231914

Tints

Color #bc9d89 mixed toward white.

#c7ad9d

#d2beb0

#ddcec4

#e9ded8

#f4efeb

Tones

Color #bc9d89 mixed toward gray.

#b89e8d

#b39f91

#afa096

#aba19a

#a7a29e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf8e · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b38f · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bb9293 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9d89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9d89]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#bc9d89 (#bc9d89) is rgb(188, 157, 137) in RGB.

No, #bc9d89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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