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#BC9155

#bc9155 ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc9155 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 56.86% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 54.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 34.95°, 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #bc9155
  2. #5580bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9155
  2. #55b4bc
  3. #5d55bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5d55
  2. #bc9155
  3. #b4bc55

Triadic

  1. #bc9155
  2. #55bc91
  3. #9155bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9155
  2. #80bc55
  3. #5580bc
  4. #9155bc

Square

  1. #bc9155
  2. #55bc5d
  3. #5580bc
  4. #bc55b4

Monochromatic

  1. #564022
  2. #8d6938
  3. #bc9155
  4. #d2b58c
  5. #e7d8c3

Shades

#bc9155 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9155
  2. #a9834d
  3. #967444
  4. #84663c
  5. #715733
  6. #5e492b
  7. #4b3a22
  8. #382c1a
  9. #261d11
  10. #130f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9155 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9155
  2. #c39c66
  3. #c9a777
  4. #d0b288
  5. #d7bd99
  6. #dec8aa
  7. #e4d3bb
  8. #ebdecc
  9. #f2e9dd
  10. #f8f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9155 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9155
  2. #b68f59
  3. #b08e5e
  4. #aa8c62
  5. #a48a66
  6. #9e896b
  7. #98876f
  8. #928573
  9. #8c8377
  10. #86827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19250 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9252 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29856 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58a73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9155 {
  color: #bc9155;
}
Background
.bg-bc9155 {
  background-color: #bc9155;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9155 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9155;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9155;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 145 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9155 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9155, #b4bc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9155 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 145 85 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 4.03 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.50 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.60 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.82 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.89 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.07 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 9.56 #436eaa Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Camel
#bc9155  rgb(188, 145, 85)  hsl(35, 43%, 54%)  Camel
#5580bc  rgb(85, 128, 188)  hsl(215, 43%, 54%)  Glaucous
#55bc91  rgb(85, 188, 145)  hsl(155, 43%, 54%)  Mint
#9155bc  rgb(145, 85, 188)  hsl(275, 43%, 54%)  Purpureus