#bc996d

Color #bc996d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc996d

RGB

rgb(188, 153, 109)

HSL

hsl(33.4, 37.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.4, 42%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 42%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.42, 7.06, 28.03)

LCH

lch(65.42, 28.91, 75.86)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0726, 72.61)

HWB

hwb(33.4, 42.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d90bc

Analogous

#bc716d

#bc996d

#b7bc6d

Triadic

#bc996d

#6dbc99

#996dbc

Split-complementary

#bc996d

#6db7bc

#716dbc

Tetradic

#bc996d

#90bc6d

#6d90bc

#996dbc

Square

#bc996d

#6dbc71

#6d90bc

#bc6db7

Shades

Color #bc996d mixed toward black.

#aa814e

#88673e

#664d2f

#44341f

#221a10

Tints

Color #bc996d mixed toward white.

#c7aa85

#d2bb9e

#ddccb6

#e9ddce

#f4eee7

Tones

Color #bc996d mixed toward gray.

#b59873

#af977a

#a89781

#a29687

#9b958e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae7a · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b27c · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#ba8284 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc996d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc996d]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Antique White #faebd7

Bisque #ffe4c4

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#bc996d (#bc996d) is rgb(188, 153, 109) in RGB.

No, #bc996d 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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