#bcaa97

Color #bcaa97

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaa97

RGB

rgb(188, 170, 151)

HSL

hsl(30.8, 21.6%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.8, 19.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 19.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.65, 3.39, 12.16)

LCH

lch(70.65, 12.62, 74.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0338, 68.83)

HWB

hwb(30.8, 59.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a9bc

Analogous

#bc9897

#bcaa97

#bcbc97

Triadic

#bcaa97

#97bcaa

#aa97bc

Split-complementary

#bcaa97

#97bcbc

#9897bc

Tetradic

#bcaa97

#a9bc97

#97a9bc

#aa97bc

Square

#bcaa97

#97bc98

#97a9bc

#bc97bc

Shades

Color #bcaa97 mixed toward black.

#a68e75

#897259

#675542

#45392c

#221c16

Tints

Color #bcaa97 mixed toward white.

#c7b8a8

#d2c6ba

#ded5cb

#e9e3dc

#f4f1ee

Tones

Color #bcaa97 mixed toward gray.

#b9aa9a

#b6aa9d

#b3aaa0

#b0aaa3

#adaaa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b49c · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b79d · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#bba0a0 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaa97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaa97]

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Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#bcaa97 (#bcaa97) is rgb(188, 170, 151) in RGB.

No, #bcaa97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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