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#BC9B60

#bc9b60 ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc9b60 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60.78% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.55% magenta, 48.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 38.48°, with 40.71% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.14.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3498

Complementary

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #6081bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #60afbc
  3. #6d60bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6d60
  2. #bc9b60
  3. #afbc60

Triadic

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #60bc9b
  3. #9b60bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #81bc60
  3. #6081bc
  4. #9b60bc

Square

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #60bc6d
  3. #6081bc
  4. #bc60af

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4927
  2. #92743e
  3. #bc9b60
  4. #d3bd96
  5. #e9dfcc

Shades

#bc9b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #a98c56
  3. #967c4d
  4. #846d43
  5. #715d3a
  6. #5e4e30
  7. #4b3e26
  8. #382f1d
  9. #261f13
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #c3a570
  3. #c9af80
  4. #d0b990
  5. #d7c3a0
  6. #decdb0
  7. #e4d7bf
  8. #ebe1cf
  9. #f2ebdf
  10. #f8f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9b60
  2. #b69863
  3. #b09666
  4. #aa936a
  5. #a4906d
  6. #9e8e70
  7. #988b73
  8. #928876
  9. #8c857a
  10. #86837d
  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 #ac9e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99b5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a362 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9918d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a061 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4957d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9b60 {
  color: #bc9b60;
}
Background
.bg-bc9b60 {
  background-color: #bc9b60;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9b60 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 155 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 41% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9b60, #afbc60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 155 96 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 4.14 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.08 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.63 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.73 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.20 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 9.71 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.88 #43649f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Camel
#bc9b60  rgb(188, 155, 96)  hsl(38, 41%, 56%)  Camel
#6081bc  rgb(96, 129, 188)  hsl(218, 41%, 56%)  Glaucous
#60bc9b  rgb(96, 188, 155)  hsl(158, 41%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#9b60bc  rgb(155, 96, 188)  hsl(278, 41%, 56%)  Amethyst