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#BC6249

#bc6249 ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc6249 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 38.43% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.87% magenta, 61.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 13.04°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 8.07.

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Relative luminance0.1991

Complementary

  1. #bc6249
  2. #49a3bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6249
  2. #49bc9b
  3. #496abc

Analogous

  1. #bc496a
  2. #bc6249
  3. #bc9b49

Triadic

  1. #bc6249
  2. #49bc62
  3. #6249bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6249
  2. #a3bc49
  3. #49a3bc
  4. #6249bc

Square

  1. #bc6249
  2. #6abc49
  3. #49a3bc
  4. #9b49bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f281d
  2. #874432
  3. #bc6249
  4. #d19281
  5. #e5c2b9

Shades

#bc6249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6249
  2. #a95842
  3. #964e3a
  4. #844533
  5. #713b2c
  6. #5e3125
  7. #4b271d
  8. #381d16
  9. #26140f
  10. #130a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6249
  2. #c3725b
  3. #c9816d
  4. #d09180
  5. #d7a192
  6. #deb1a4
  7. #e4c0b6
  8. #ebd0c8
  9. #f2e0db
  10. #f8efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6249
  2. #b6654f
  3. #b06854
  4. #aa6b5a
  5. #a46e5f
  6. #9e7165
  7. #98746a
  8. #927770
  9. #8c7a75
  10. #867d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99726b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #796f47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8347 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd525c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #986a48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a37748 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65955 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6249 {
  color: #bc6249;
}
Background
.bg-bc6249 {
  background-color: #bc6249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6249 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 98 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6249, #bc9b49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 98 73 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.07 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.69 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.86 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.86 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.93 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.14 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.45 #439db6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Redwood
#bc6249  rgb(188, 98, 73)  hsl(13, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#49a3bc  rgb(73, 163, 188)  hsl(193, 46%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#49bc62  rgb(73, 188, 98)  hsl(133, 46%, 51%)  Emerald
#6249bc  rgb(98, 73, 188)  hsl(253, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue