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#BC8D55

#bc8d55 ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8d55 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.29% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 54.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 32.62°, with 43.46% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.304

Complementary

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #5584bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #55b8bc
  3. #5955bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5955
  2. #bc8d55
  3. #b8bc55

Triadic

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #55bc8d
  3. #8d55bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #84bc55
  3. #5584bc
  4. #8d55bc

Square

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #55bc59
  3. #5584bc
  4. #bc55b8

Monochromatic

  1. #563e22
  2. #8d6638
  3. #bc8d55
  4. #d2b28c
  5. #e7d7c3

Shades

#bc8d55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #a97f4d
  3. #967144
  4. #84633c
  5. #715533
  6. #5e472b
  7. #4b3822
  8. #382a1a
  9. #261c11
  10. #130e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8d55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #c39866
  3. #c9a477
  4. #d0af88
  5. #d7bb99
  6. #dec6aa
  7. #e4d1bb
  8. #ebddcc
  9. #f2e8dd
  10. #f8f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8d55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8d55
  2. #b68c59
  3. #b08a5e
  4. #aa8962
  5. #a48866
  6. #9e876b
  7. #98856f
  8. #928473
  9. #8c8377
  10. #86817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8f50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89a56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8e52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58671 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8d55 {
  color: #bc8d55;
}
Background
.bg-bc8d55 {
  background-color: #bc8d55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8d55 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8d55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8d55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 141 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8d55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8d55, #b8bc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8d55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 141 85 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 4.47 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.07 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.47 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.64 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.64 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.94 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 8.96 #4372aa Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Camel
#bc8d55  rgb(188, 141, 85)  hsl(33, 43%, 54%)  Camel
#5584bc  rgb(85, 132, 188)  hsl(213, 43%, 54%)  Glaucous
#55bc8d  rgb(85, 188, 141)  hsl(153, 43%, 54%)  Mint
#8d55bc  rgb(141, 85, 188)  hsl(273, 43%, 54%)  Purpureus