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#BCAB96

#bcab96 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcab96 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.06% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.04% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 33.16°, with 22.09% saturation and 66.27% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 7.

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Relative luminance0.4202

Complementary

  1. #bcab96
  2. #96a7bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcab96
  2. #96babc
  3. #9896bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9896
  2. #bcab96
  3. #babc96

Triadic

  1. #bcab96
  2. #96bcab
  3. #ab96bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcab96
  2. #a7bc96
  3. #96a7bc
  4. #ab96bc

Square

  1. #bcab96
  2. #96bc98
  3. #96a7bc
  4. #bc96ba

Monochromatic

  1. #715f48
  2. #9e8667
  3. #bcab96
  4. #dad0c5
  5. #f7f5f3

Shades

#bcab96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcab96
  2. #a99a87
  3. #968978
  4. #847869
  5. #71675a
  6. #5e564b
  7. #4b443c
  8. #38332d
  9. #26221e
  10. #13110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcab96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcab96
  2. #c3b3a1
  3. #c9bcab
  4. #d0c4b6
  5. #d7cdc0
  6. #ded5cb
  7. #e4ddd5
  8. #ebe6e0
  9. #f2eeea
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcab96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcab96
  2. #b6a794
  3. #b0a292
  4. #aa9e8f
  5. #a49a8d
  6. #9e968b
  7. #989189
  8. #928d87
  9. #8c8984
  10. #868482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3aca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ab95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6af96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ab95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8ad96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a89f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcab96 {
  color: #bcab96;
}
Background
.bg-bcab96 {
  background-color: #bcab96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcab96 {
  border: 2px solid #bcab96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcab96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 171 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcab96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcab96, #babc96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcab96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 171 150 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.00 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.34 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.94 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.52 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.83 #435469 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Tan
#bcab96  rgb(188, 171, 150)  hsl(33, 22%, 66%)  Tan
#96a7bc  rgb(150, 167, 188)  hsl(213, 22%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96bcab  rgb(150, 188, 171)  hsl(153, 22%, 66%)  Opal
#ab96bc  rgb(171, 150, 188)  hsl(273, 22%, 66%)  Pastel Purple