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#BC997E

#bc997e ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc997e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 32.98% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.13°, with 31.63% saturation and 61.57% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3498

Complementary

  1. #bc997e
  2. #7ea1bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc997e
  2. #7ebcb8
  3. #7e82bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7e82
  2. #bc997e
  3. #bcb87e

Triadic

  1. #bc997e
  2. #7ebc99
  3. #997ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc997e
  2. #a1bc7e
  3. #7ea1bc
  4. #997ebc

Square

  1. #bc997e
  2. #82bc7e
  3. #7ea1bc
  4. #b87ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4d37
  2. #9c7251
  3. #bc997e
  4. #d6c1b0
  5. #f0e9e3

Shades

#bc997e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc997e
  2. #a98a71
  3. #967a65
  4. #846b58
  5. #715c4c
  6. #5e4d3f
  7. #4b3d32
  8. #382e26
  9. #261f19
  10. #130f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc997e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc997e
  2. #c3a38b
  3. #c9ad98
  4. #d0b8a5
  5. #d7c2b2
  6. #deccbf
  7. #e4d6cb
  8. #ebe0d8
  9. #f2ebe5
  10. #f8f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc997e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc997e
  2. #b6977e
  3. #b0947e
  4. #aa927f
  5. #a48f7f
  6. #9e8d7f
  7. #988a7f
  8. #92887f
  9. #8c8580
  10. #868380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49b7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca37e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9a7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29f7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3958a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc997e {
  color: #bc997e;
}
Background
.bg-bc997e {
  background-color: #bc997e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc997e {
  border: 2px solid #bc997e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc997e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 153 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 32% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc997e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc997e, #bcb87e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc997e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 153 126 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.03 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.43 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.06 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.79 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 10.09 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.14 #436681 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Camel
#bc997e  rgb(188, 153, 126)  hsl(26, 32%, 62%)  Camel
#7ea1bc  rgb(126, 161, 188)  hsl(206, 32%, 62%)  Iceberg
#7ebc99  rgb(126, 188, 153)  hsl(146, 32%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#997ebc  rgb(153, 126, 188)  hsl(266, 32%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty