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#BC774F

#bc774f ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc774f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 46.67% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.7% magenta, 57.98% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 22.02°, with 44.86% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 6.31.

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Relative luminance0.2445

Complementary

  1. #bc774f
  2. #4f94bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc774f
  2. #4fbcae
  3. #4f5dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc4f5d
  2. #bc774f
  3. #bcae4f

Triadic

  1. #bc774f
  2. #4fbc77
  3. #774fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc774f
  2. #94bc4f
  3. #4f94bc
  4. #774fbc

Square

  1. #bc774f
  2. #5dbc4f
  3. #4f94bc
  4. #ae4fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #53321f
  2. #8a5435
  3. #bc774f
  4. #d1a286
  5. #e6cdbe

Shades

#bc774f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc774f
  2. #a96b47
  3. #965f3f
  4. #845337
  5. #71472f
  6. #5e3c28
  7. #4b3020
  8. #382418
  9. #261810
  10. #130c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc774f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc774f
  2. #c38561
  3. #c99272
  4. #d0a084
  5. #d7ad95
  6. #debba7
  7. #e4c9b9
  8. #ebd6ca
  9. #f2e4dc
  10. #f8f1ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc774f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc774f
  2. #b67854
  3. #b07959
  4. #aa7a5e
  5. #a47b63
  6. #9e7c68
  7. #987c6c
  8. #927d71
  9. #8c7e76
  10. #867f7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8e4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a17c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9854f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66f63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc774f {
  color: #bc774f;
}
Background
.bg-bc774f {
  background-color: #bc774f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc774f {
  border: 2px solid #bc774f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc774f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 119 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc774f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc774f, #bcae4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc774f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 119 79 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 6.31 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.35 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.11 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.10 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.59 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.65 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.87 #4388b0 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bc774f  rgb(188, 119, 79)  hsl(22, 45%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#4f94bc  rgb(79, 148, 188)  hsl(202, 45%, 52%)  Air Force Blue
#4fbc77  rgb(79, 188, 119)  hsl(142, 45%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#774fbc  rgb(119, 79, 188)  hsl(262, 45%, 52%)  Royal Purple