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#BC8558

#bc8558 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8558 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 52.16% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.26% magenta, 53.19% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 27°, with 42.74% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.74.

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Relative luminance0.2817

Complementary

  1. #bc8558
  2. #588fbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8558
  2. #58bcb7
  3. #585dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc585d
  2. #bc8558
  3. #bcb758

Triadic

  1. #bc8558
  2. #58bc85
  3. #8558bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8558
  2. #8fbc58
  3. #588fbc
  4. #8558bc

Square

  1. #bc8558
  2. #5dbc58
  3. #588fbc
  4. #b758bc

Monochromatic

  1. #583b23
  2. #8e5f39
  3. #bc8558
  4. #d2ad8f
  5. #e8d5c5

Shades

#bc8558 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8558
  2. #a9784f
  3. #966a46
  4. #845d3e
  5. #715035
  6. #5e432c
  7. #4b3523
  8. #38281a
  9. #261b12
  10. #130d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8558 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8558
  2. #c39169
  3. #c99d79
  4. #d0aa8a
  5. #d7b69b
  6. #dec2ac
  7. #e4cebc
  8. #ebdacd
  9. #f2e7de
  10. #f8f3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8558 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8558
  2. #b6855c
  3. #b08460
  4. #aa8464
  5. #a48368
  6. #9e836c
  7. #988270
  8. #928274
  9. #8c8178
  10. #86817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968954 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68856 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad8f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8558 {
  color: #bc8558;
}
Background
.bg-bc8558 {
  background-color: #bc8558;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8558 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8558;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8558;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 133 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8558 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8558, #bcb758);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8558 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 133 88 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.74 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.79 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.91 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.30 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.80 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.91 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.41 #437aa7 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Peru
#bc8558  rgb(188, 133, 88)  hsl(27, 43%, 54%)  Peru
#588fbc  rgb(88, 143, 188)  hsl(207, 43%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#58bc85  rgb(88, 188, 133)  hsl(147, 43%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green
#8558bc  rgb(133, 88, 188)  hsl(267, 43%, 54%)  Royal Purple