#bc9f8a

Color #bc9f8a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9f8a

RGB

rgb(188, 159, 138)

HSL

hsl(25.2, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.2, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 26.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.52, 7.45, 14.94)

LCH

lch(67.52, 16.69, 63.5)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0453, 57.89)

HWB

hwb(25.2, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa7bc

Analogous

#bc8a8e

#bc9f8a

#bcb88a

Triadic

#bc9f8a

#8abc9f

#9f8abc

Split-complementary

#bc9f8a

#8abcb8

#8a8ebc

Tetradic

#bc9f8a

#a7bc8a

#8aa7bc

#9f8abc

Square

#bc9f8a

#8ebc8a

#8aa7bc

#b88abc

Shades

Color #bc9f8a mixed toward black.

#a88367

#8a684f

#684e3b

#453428

#231a14

Tints

Color #bc9f8a mixed toward white.

#c7af9d

#d2bfb1

#ddcfc4

#e9dfd8

#f4efeb

Tones

Color #bc9f8a mixed toward gray.

#b8a08e

#b4a092

#afa196

#aba29b

#a7a29f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b08f · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b491 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#bb9494 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9f8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9f8a]

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#bc9f8a (#bc9f8a) is rgb(188, 159, 138) in RGB.

No, #bc9f8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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