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#BC6945

#bc6945 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc6945 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 41.18% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.15% magenta, 63.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 18.15°, with 47.04% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 8.36.

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Relative luminance0.2122

Complementary

  1. #bc6945
  2. #4598bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6945
  2. #45bca4
  3. #455cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc455c
  2. #bc6945
  3. #bca445

Triadic

  1. #bc6945
  2. #45bc69
  3. #6945bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6945
  2. #98bc45
  3. #4598bc
  4. #6945bc

Square

  1. #bc6945
  2. #5cbc45
  3. #4598bc
  4. #a445bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c2a1c
  2. #854930
  3. #bc6945
  4. #d0967d
  5. #e5c4b5

Shades

#bc6945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6945
  2. #a95f3e
  3. #965437
  4. #844a30
  5. #713f29
  6. #5e3523
  7. #4b2a1c
  8. #382015
  9. #26150e
  10. #130b07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6945
  2. #c37858
  3. #c9876a
  4. #d0967d
  5. #d7a58f
  6. #deb4a2
  7. #e4c3b5
  8. #ebd2c7
  9. #f2e1da
  10. #f8f0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6945
  2. #b66b4b
  3. #b06e51
  4. #aa7057
  5. #a4725d
  6. #9e7563
  7. #987768
  8. #92796e
  9. #8c7b74
  10. #867e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b776c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7442 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938644 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5960 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b7043 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57b44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66057 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6945 {
  color: #bc6945;
}
Background
.bg-bc6945 {
  background-color: #bc6945;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6945 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 105 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6945, #bca445);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 105 69 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.36 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.41 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.80 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.12 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.37 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.53 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.54 #4396ba Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Chocolate
#bc6945  rgb(188, 105, 69)  hsl(18, 47%, 50%)  Chocolate
#4598bc  rgb(69, 152, 188)  hsl(198, 47%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#45bc69  rgb(69, 188, 105)  hsl(138, 47%, 50%)  Emerald
#6945bc  rgb(105, 69, 188)  hsl(258, 47%, 50%)  Ocean Blue