#bc5a22

Color #bc5a22

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 10.58 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5a22

RGB

rgb(188, 90, 34)

HSL

hsl(21.8, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.8, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 81.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(49.64, 36.07, 48.33)

LCH

lch(49.64, 60.31, 53.27)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.1428, 46.56)

HWB

hwb(21.8, 13.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2284bc

Analogous

#bc2237

#bc5a22

#bca722

Triadic

#bc5a22

#22bc5a

#5a22bc

Split-complementary

#bc5a22

#22bca7

#2237bc

Tetradic

#bc5a22

#84bc22

#2284bc

#5a22bc

Square

#bc5a22

#37bc22

#2284bc

#a722bc

Shades

Color #bc5a22 mixed toward black.

#9d4b1c

#7d3c17

#5e2d11

#3f1e0b

#1f0f06

Tints

Color #bc5a22 mixed toward white.

#da7034

#e28d5c

#e9a985

#f0c6ae

#f8e2d6

Tones

Color #bc5a22 mixed toward gray.

#af5d2f

#a2613c

#956448

#896855

#7c6b62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b36 · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a63a · ΔE 37.8

Tritanopia

#b94143 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5a22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5a22]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bc5a22 (#bc5a22) is rgb(188, 90, 34) in RGB.

No, #bc5a22 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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