#bca79b

Color #bca79b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.64 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bca79b

RGB

rgb(188, 167, 155)

HSL

hsl(21.8, 19.8%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.8, 17.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 17.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.96, 5.64, 8.99)

LCH

lch(69.96, 10.61, 57.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0299, 51.79)

HWB

hwb(21.8, 60.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb0bc

Analogous

#bc9ba0

#bca79b

#bcb89b

Triadic

#bca79b

#9bbca7

#a79bbc

Split-complementary

#bca79b

#9bbcb8

#9ba0bc

Tetradic

#bca79b

#b0bc9b

#9bb0bc

#a79bbc

Square

#bca79b

#a0bc9b

#9bb0bc

#b89bbc

Shades

Color #bca79b mixed toward black.

#a58979

#896c5c

#675145

#45362e

#221b17

Tints

Color #bca79b mixed toward white.

#c7b6ac

#d2c4bc

#ded3cd

#e9e2de

#f4f0ee

Tones

Color #bca79b mixed toward gray.

#b9a89e

#b7a9a1

#b4a9a3

#b1aaa6

#aeaba9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b39e · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b69f · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#bba0a1 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca79b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca79b]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bca79b (#bca79b) is rgb(188, 167, 155) in RGB.

No, #bca79b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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