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#BC9D8A

#bc9d8a ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc9d8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 61.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.49% magenta, 26.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 22.8°, with 27.17% saturation and 63.92% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 8.03.

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Relative luminance0.3664

Complementary

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #8aa9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #8abcb6
  3. #8a90bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8a90
  2. #bc9d8a
  3. #bcb68a

Triadic

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #8abc9d
  3. #9d8abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #a9bc8a
  3. #8aa9bc
  4. #9d8abc

Square

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #90bc8a
  3. #8aa9bc
  4. #b68abc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e513f
  2. #9f755b
  3. #bc9d8a
  4. #d8c6bb
  5. #f4eeeb

Shades

#bc9d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #a98d7c
  3. #967e6e
  4. #846e61
  5. #715e53
  6. #5e4f45
  7. #4b3f37
  8. #382f29
  9. #261f1c
  10. #13100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #c3a796
  3. #c9b1a1
  4. #d0baad
  5. #d7c4b9
  6. #decec5
  7. #e4d8d0
  8. #ebe2dc
  9. #f2ebe8
  10. #f8f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9d8a
  2. #b69a89
  3. #b09788
  4. #aa9487
  5. #a49186
  6. #9e8f85
  7. #988c84
  8. #928983
  9. #8c8682
  10. #868381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea19a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69f89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada68a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9e89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a28a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9d8a {
  color: #bc9d8a;
}
Background
.bg-bc9d8a {
  background-color: #bc9d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9d8a {
  border: 2px solid #bc9d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 157 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9d8a, #bcb68a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 157 138 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.03 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.92 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.20 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.34 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.01 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.88 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 11.05 #436275 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#bc9d8a  rgb(188, 157, 138)  hsl(23, 27%, 64%)  Tumbleweed
#8aa9bc  rgb(138, 169, 188)  hsl(203, 27%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#8abc9d  rgb(138, 188, 157)  hsl(143, 27%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#9d8abc  rgb(157, 138, 188)  hsl(263, 27%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty