#bc8c36

Color #bc8c36

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 11.84 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8c36

RGB

rgb(188, 140, 54)

HSL

hsl(38.5, 55.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.5, 71.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 71.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.41, 9.72, 51.1)

LCH

lch(61.41, 52.02, 79.23)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1166, 78.73)

HWB

hwb(38.5, 21.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3666bc

Analogous

#bc4936

#bc8c36

#a9bc36

Triadic

#bc8c36

#36bc8c

#8c36bc

Split-complementary

#bc8c36

#36a9bc

#4936bc

Tetradic

#bc8c36

#66bc36

#3666bc

#8c36bc

Square

#bc8c36

#36bc49

#3666bc

#bc36a9

Shades

Color #bc8c36 mixed toward black.

#9d752d

#7d5d24

#5e461b

#3f2f12

#1f1709

Tints

Color #bc8c36 mixed toward white.

#cda152

#d7b474

#e1c797

#ebd9ba

#f5ecdc

Tones

Color #bc8c36 mixed toward gray.

#b18941

#a6864c

#9b8358

#8f7f63

#847c6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a955 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#acaf5b · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#ba676a · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8c36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8c36]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Floral White #fffaf0

Frequently asked questions

#bc8c36 (#bc8c36) is rgb(188, 140, 54) in RGB.

No, #bc8c36 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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