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#BC7A67

#bc7a67 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc7a67 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 47.84% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.11% magenta, 45.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 13.41°, with 38.81% saturation and 57.06% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 8.07.

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Relative luminance0.2559

Complementary

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #67a9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #67bca4
  3. #677fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc677f
  2. #bc7a67
  3. #bca467

Triadic

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #67bc7a
  3. #7a67bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #a9bc67
  3. #67a9bc
  4. #7a67bc

Square

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #7fbc67
  3. #67a9bc
  4. #a467bc

Monochromatic

  1. #60362a
  2. #955442
  3. #bc7a67
  4. #d3a89c
  5. #ebd7d1

Shades

#bc7a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #a96e5d
  3. #966252
  4. #845548
  5. #71493e
  6. #5e3d34
  7. #4b3129
  8. #38251f
  9. #261815
  10. #130c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc7a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #c38776
  3. #c99585
  4. #d0a295
  5. #d7afa4
  6. #debdb3
  7. #e4cac2
  8. #ebd7d1
  9. #f2e4e1
  10. #f8f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc7a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc7a67
  2. #b67b6a
  3. #b07b6c
  4. #aa7c6f
  5. #a47c71
  6. #9e7d74
  7. #987e76
  8. #927e79
  9. #8c7f7b
  10. #867f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1847e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8265 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9066 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7075 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07f66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88867 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57470 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc7a67 {
  color: #bc7a67;
}
Background
.bg-bc7a67 {
  background-color: #bc7a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc7a67 {
  border: 2px solid #bc7a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc7a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 122 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc7a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc7a67, #bca467);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc7a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 122 103 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.07 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.25 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 8.99 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.66 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.71 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.39 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.59 #438598 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bc7a67  rgb(188, 122, 103)  hsl(13, 39%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#67a9bc  rgb(103, 169, 188)  hsl(193, 39%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#67bc7a  rgb(103, 188, 122)  hsl(133, 39%, 57%)  Emerald
#7a67bc  rgb(122, 103, 188)  hsl(253, 39%, 57%)  Slate Blue