#bc852f

Color #bc852f

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc852f

RGB

rgb(188, 133, 47)

HSL

hsl(36.6, 60%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.6, 75%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 75%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(59.59, 13.24, 52.29)

LCH

lch(59.59, 53.94, 75.79)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.1199, 74.42)

HWB

hwb(36.6, 18.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f66bc

Analogous

#bc3f2f

#bc852f

#adbc2f

Triadic

#bc852f

#2fbc85

#852fbc

Split-complementary

#bc852f

#2fadbc

#3f2fbc

Tetradic

#bc852f

#66bc2f

#2f66bc

#852fbc

Square

#bc852f

#2fbc3f

#2f66bc

#bc2fad

Shades

Color #bc852f mixed toward black.

#9d6f27

#7d591f

#5e4318

#3f2c10

#1f1608

Tints

Color #bc852f mixed toward white.

#d19c48

#daaf6c

#e4c391

#edd7b6

#f6ebda

Tones

Color #bc852f mixed toward gray.

#b0823b

#a58047

#997d52

#8d7b5e

#81786a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a74f · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#aaae55 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#ba6064 · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc852f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc852f]

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Orange #ffa500

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#bc852f (#bc852f) is rgb(188, 133, 47) in RGB.

No, #bc852f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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