#bc9d8a

Color #bc9d8a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.88 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9d8a

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 138)

HSL

hsl(22.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 26.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.01, 8.55, 14.23)

LCH

lch(67.01, 16.6, 59)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0457, 53.28)

HWB

hwb(22.8, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa9bc

Analogous

#bc8a90

#bc9d8a

#bcb68a

Triadic

#bc9d8a

#8abc9d

#9d8abc

Split-complementary

#bc9d8a

#8abcb6

#8a90bc

Tetradic

#bc9d8a

#a9bc8a

#8aa9bc

#9d8abc

Square

#bc9d8a

#90bc8a

#8aa9bc

#b68abc

Shades

Color #bc9d8a mixed toward black.

#a88067

#8a664f

#684c3b

#453328

#231914

Tints

Color #bc9d8a mixed toward white.

#c7ad9d

#d2beb1

#ddcec4

#e9ded8

#f4efeb

Tones

Color #bc9d8a mixed toward gray.

#b89e8e

#b49f92

#afa096

#aba19b

#a7a29f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf8f · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#b1b390 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#bb9393 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9d8a]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#bc9d8a (#bc9d8a) is rgb(188, 157, 138) in RGB.

No, #bc9d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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