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#BC8D71

#bc8d71 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8d71 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 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 39.89% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 22.4°, with 35.89% saturation and 59.02% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.3093

Complementary

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #71a0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #71bcb3
  3. #717abc

Analogous

  1. #bc717a
  2. #bc8d71
  3. #bcb371

Triadic

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #71bc8d
  3. #8d71bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #a0bc71
  3. #71a0bc
  4. #8d71bc

Square

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #7abc71
  3. #71a0bc
  4. #b371bc

Monochromatic

  1. #65432f
  2. #996648
  3. #bc8d71
  4. #d5b7a5
  5. #ede0d9

Shades

#bc8d71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #a97f66
  3. #96715a
  4. #84634f
  5. #715544
  6. #5e4739
  7. #4b382d
  8. #382a22
  9. #261c17
  10. #130e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8d71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #c3987f
  3. #c9a48d
  4. #d0af9c
  5. #d7bbaa
  6. #dec6b8
  7. #e4d1c6
  8. #ebddd4
  9. #f2e8e3
  10. #f8f4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8d71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8d71
  2. #b68c73
  3. #b08a74
  4. #aa8976
  5. #a48877
  6. #9e8779
  7. #98857a
  8. #92847c
  9. #8c837d
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a916f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59b71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98f70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9671 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4887e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8d71 {
  color: #bc8d71;
}
Background
.bg-bc8d71 {
  background-color: #bc8d71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8d71 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8d71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8d71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 141 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8d71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8d71, #bcb371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8d71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 141 113 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 6.91 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.48 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.53 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.14 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.51 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.96 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.82 #43728e Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bc8d71  rgb(188, 141, 113)  hsl(22, 36%, 59%)  Cafe au Lait
#71a0bc  rgb(113, 160, 188)  hsl(202, 36%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#71bc8d  rgb(113, 188, 141)  hsl(142, 36%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#8d71bc  rgb(141, 113, 188)  hsl(262, 36%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty