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#BC8A49

#bc8a49 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8a49 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.12% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 61.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 33.91°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #497bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #49b5bc
  3. #5149bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5149
  2. #bc8a49
  3. #b5bc49

Triadic

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #49bc8a
  3. #8a49bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #7bbc49
  3. #497bbc
  4. #8a49bc

Square

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #49bc51
  3. #497bbc
  4. #bc49b5

Monochromatic

  1. #4f391d
  2. #876232
  3. #bc8a49
  4. #d1ae81
  5. #e5d2b9

Shades

#bc8a49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #a97c42
  3. #966e3a
  4. #846133
  5. #71532c
  6. #5e4525
  7. #4b371d
  8. #382916
  9. #261c0f
  10. #130e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8a49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #c3965b
  3. #c9a16d
  4. #d0ad80
  5. #d7b992
  6. #dec5a4
  7. #e4d0b6
  8. #ebdcc8
  9. #f2e8db
  10. #f8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8a49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8a49
  2. #b6894f
  3. #b08854
  4. #aa875a
  5. #a4865f
  6. #9e8565
  7. #98846a
  8. #928370
  9. #8c8275
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5907c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8c43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7984b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8b45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0934a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5836b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8a49 {
  color: #bc8a49;
}
Background
.bg-bc8a49 {
  background-color: #bc8a49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8a49 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8a49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8a49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8a49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8a49, #b5bc49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8a49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 73 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.54 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.19 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.81 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.58 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.16 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.22 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.72 #4375b6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Peru
#bc8a49  rgb(188, 138, 73)  hsl(34, 46%, 51%)  Peru
#497bbc  rgb(73, 123, 188)  hsl(214, 46%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#49bc8a  rgb(73, 188, 138)  hsl(154, 46%, 51%)  Mint
#8a49bc  rgb(138, 73, 188)  hsl(274, 46%, 51%)  Dark Orchid