#bc8b78

Color #bc8b78

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8b78

RGB

rgb(188, 139, 120)

HSL

hsl(16.8, 33.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.8, 36.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 36.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.1, 16.09, 17.47)

LCH

lch(62.1, 23.75, 47.35)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0662, 42.12)

HWB

hwb(16.8, 47.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78a9bc

Analogous

#bc7887

#bc8b78

#bcad78

Triadic

#bc8b78

#78bc8b

#8b78bc

Split-complementary

#bc8b78

#78bcad

#7887bc

Tetradic

#bc8b78

#a9bc78

#78a9bc

#8b78bc

Square

#bc8b78

#87bc78

#78a9bc

#ad78bc

Shades

Color #bc8b78 mixed toward black.

#ab6e56

#895744

#674233

#452c22

#221611

Tints

Color #bc8b78 mixed toward white.

#c79e8e

#d2b2a5

#dec5bb

#e9d8d2

#f4ece8

Tones

Color #bc8b78 mixed toward gray.

#b68e7e

#b19083

#ab9389

#a5958f

#a09894

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a97d · ΔE 23.5

Deuteranopia

#acaf7e · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#ba8181 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8b78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8b78]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bc8b78 (#bc8b78) is rgb(188, 139, 120) in RGB.

No, #bc8b78 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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