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#BC6844

#bc6844 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc6844 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 40.78% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 63.83% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 18°, with 47.24% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 8.3.

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Relative luminance0.2101

Complementary

  1. #bc6844
  2. #4498bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6844
  2. #44bca4
  3. #445cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc445c
  2. #bc6844
  3. #bca444

Triadic

  1. #bc6844
  2. #44bc68
  3. #6844bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6844
  2. #98bc44
  3. #4498bc
  4. #6844bc

Square

  1. #bc6844
  2. #5cbc44
  3. #4498bc
  4. #a444bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c2a1b
  2. #84492f
  3. #bc6844
  4. #d0957c
  5. #e4c3b5

Shades

#bc6844 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6844
  2. #a95e3d
  3. #965336
  4. #844930
  5. #713e29
  6. #5e3422
  7. #4b2a1b
  8. #381f14
  9. #26150e
  10. #130a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6844 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6844
  2. #c37757
  3. #c98669
  4. #d0957c
  5. #d7a48f
  6. #deb4a2
  7. #e4c3b4
  8. #ebd2c7
  9. #f2e1da
  10. #f8f0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6844 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6844
  2. #b66a4a
  3. #b06d50
  4. #aa6f56
  5. #a4725c
  6. #9e7462
  7. #987668
  8. #92796e
  9. #8c7b74
  10. #867e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b766c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7341 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938643 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd585f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6f42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57b43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65f56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6844 {
  color: #bc6844;
}
Background
.bg-bc6844 {
  background-color: #bc6844;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6844 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6844;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6844;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 104 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6844 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6844, #bca444);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6844 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 104 68 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 8.30 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.41 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.66 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.14 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.30 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.62 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.63 #4397bb Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Flame
#bc6844  rgb(188, 104, 68)  hsl(18, 47%, 50%)  Flame
#4498bc  rgb(68, 152, 188)  hsl(198, 47%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#44bc68  rgb(68, 188, 104)  hsl(138, 47%, 50%)  Emerald
#6844bc  rgb(104, 68, 188)  hsl(258, 47%, 50%)  Ocean Blue