#bc997a

Color #bc997a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc997a

RGB

rgb(188, 153, 122)

HSL

hsl(28.2, 33%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.2, 35.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 35.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.66, 8.6, 21.22)

LCH

lch(65.66, 22.9, 67.94)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.06, 63.14)

HWB

hwb(28.2, 47.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a9dbc

Analogous

#bc7a7c

#bc997a

#bcba7a

Triadic

#bc997a

#7abc99

#997abc

Split-complementary

#bc997a

#7abcba

#7a7cbc

Tetradic

#bc997a

#9dbc7a

#7a9dbc

#997abc

Square

#bc997a

#7cbc7a

#7a9dbc

#ba7abc

Shades

Color #bc997a mixed toward black.

#ab7f58

#896545

#674c34

#453323

#221911

Tints

Color #bc997a mixed toward white.

#c7aa90

#d2bba6

#deccbd

#e9ddd3

#f4eee9

Tones

Color #bc997a mixed toward gray.

#b79980

#b19a85

#ac9a8b

#a69a90

#a19b96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae82 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#b0b284 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#ba898a · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc997a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc997a]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#bc997a (#bc997a) is rgb(188, 153, 122) in RGB.

No, #bc997a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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