#bca28e

Color #bca28e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bca28e

RGB

rgb(188, 162, 142)

HSL

hsl(26.1, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.1, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 24.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.38, 6.39, 13.93)

LCH

lch(68.38, 15.33, 65.36)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0416, 59.67)

HWB

hwb(26.1, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea8bc

Analogous

#bc8e91

#bca28e

#bcb98e

Triadic

#bca28e

#8ebca2

#a28ebc

Split-complementary

#bca28e

#8ebcb9

#8e91bc

Tetradic

#bca28e

#a8bc8e

#8ea8bc

#a28ebc

Square

#bca28e

#91bc8e

#8ea8bc

#b98ebc

Shades

Color #bca28e mixed toward black.

#a8866b

#8a6a52

#68503d

#453529

#231b14

Tints

Color #bca28e mixed toward white.

#c7b1a1

#d2c1b4

#ded0c6

#e9e0d9

#f4efec

Tones

Color #bca28e mixed toward gray.

#b8a292

#b4a396

#b1a399

#ada49d

#a9a4a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b193 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b594 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#bb9798 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca28e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca28e]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#bca28e (#bca28e) is rgb(188, 162, 142) in RGB.

No, #bca28e 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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