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#BC8972

#bc8972 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8972 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 53.73% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 39.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 18.65°, with 35.58% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.298

Complementary

  1. #bc8972
  2. #72a5bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8972
  2. #72bcae
  3. #7280bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7280
  2. #bc8972
  3. #bcae72

Triadic

  1. #bc8972
  2. #72bc89
  3. #8972bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8972
  2. #a5bc72
  3. #72a5bc
  4. #8972bc

Square

  1. #bc8972
  2. #80bc72
  3. #72a5bc
  4. #ae72bc

Monochromatic

  1. #654030
  2. #996249
  3. #bc8972
  4. #d5b4a6
  5. #ede0da

Shades

#bc8972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8972
  2. #a97b67
  3. #966e5b
  4. #846050
  5. #715244
  6. #5e4539
  7. #4b372e
  8. #382922
  9. #261b17
  10. #130e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8972
  2. #c39580
  3. #c9a18e
  4. #d0ac9c
  5. #d7b8aa
  6. #dec4b9
  7. #e4d0c7
  8. #ebdcd5
  9. #f2e7e3
  10. #f8f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8972
  2. #b68873
  3. #b08775
  4. #aa8676
  5. #a48578
  6. #9e8579
  7. #98847a
  8. #92837c
  9. #8c827d
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69088 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968e70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29972 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78c71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9372 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4847c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8972 {
  color: #bc8972;
}
Background
.bg-bc8972 {
  background-color: #bc8972;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8972 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 137 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8972, #bcae72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 137 114 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.39 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.45 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.34 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.19 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.69 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.98 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.36 #43768d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bc8972  rgb(188, 137, 114)  hsl(19, 36%, 59%)  Cafe au Lait
#72a5bc  rgb(114, 165, 188)  hsl(199, 36%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#72bc89  rgb(114, 188, 137)  hsl(139, 36%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#8972bc  rgb(137, 114, 188)  hsl(259, 36%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty