#bc8e69

Color #bc8e69

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8e69

RGB

rgb(188, 142, 105)

HSL

hsl(26.7, 38.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.7, 44.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 44.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.56, 12.68, 26.45)

LCH

lch(62.56, 29.33, 64.39)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0757, 59.88)

HWB

hwb(26.7, 41.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6997bc

Analogous

#bc696e

#bc8e69

#bcb769

Triadic

#bc8e69

#69bc8e

#8e69bc

Split-complementary

#bc8e69

#69bcb7

#696ebc

Tetradic

#bc8e69

#97bc69

#6997bc

#8e69bc

Square

#bc8e69

#6ebc69

#6997bc

#b769bc

Shades

Color #bc8e69 mixed toward black.

#a9754c

#875e3c

#65462d

#442f1e

#22170f

Tints

Color #bc8e69 mixed toward white.

#c7a182

#d2b49b

#dec7b4

#e9d9cd

#f4ece6

Tones

Color #bc8e69 mixed toward gray.

#b58f70

#ae9077

#a7907e

#a09185

#9a928c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa73 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#adb076 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#ba7b7c · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8e69;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8e69]

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Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#bc8e69 (#bc8e69) is rgb(188, 142, 105) in RGB.

No, #bc8e69 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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