#bc9f79

Color #bc9f79

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9f79

RGB

rgb(188, 159, 121)

HSL

hsl(34, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 35.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.18, 5.2, 23.83)

LCH

lch(67.18, 24.39, 77.69)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0622, 74.04)

HWB

hwb(34, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7996bc

Analogous

#bc7e79

#bc9f79

#b8bc79

Triadic

#bc9f79

#79bc9f

#9f79bc

Split-complementary

#bc9f79

#79b8bc

#7e79bc

Tetradic

#bc9f79

#96bc79

#7996bc

#9f79bc

Square

#bc9f79

#79bc7e

#7996bc

#bc79b8

Shades

Color #bc9f79 mixed toward black.

#ab8657

#896c45

#675134

#453622

#221b11

Tints

Color #bc9f79 mixed toward white.

#c7af8f

#d2bfa6

#ddcfbc

#e9dfd2

#f4efe9

Tones

Color #bc9f79 mixed toward gray.

#b69e7f

#b19e84

#ab9d8a

#a69c8f

#a09b95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b083 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b486 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#bb8b8d · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9f79]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#bc9f79 (#bc9f79) is rgb(188, 159, 121) in RGB.

No, #bc9f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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