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#BC7253

#bc7253 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.36% magenta, 55.85% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 17.71°, with 43.93% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 7.88.

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Relative luminance0.2335

Complementary

  1. #bc7253
  2. #539dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc7253
  2. #53bca6
  3. #5369bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5369
  2. #bc7253
  3. #bca653

Triadic

  1. #bc7253
  2. #53bc72
  3. #7253bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc7253
  2. #9dbc53
  3. #539dbc
  4. #7253bc

Square

  1. #bc7253
  2. #69bc53
  3. #539dbc
  4. #a653bc

Monochromatic

  1. #553021
  2. #8c5037
  3. #bc7253
  4. #d19f8a
  5. #e7ccc1

Shades

#bc7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc7253
  2. #a9674b
  3. #965b42
  4. #84503a
  5. #714432
  6. #5e392a
  7. #4b2e21
  8. #382219
  9. #261711
  10. #130b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc7253
  2. #c38064
  3. #c98e75
  4. #d09c87
  5. #d7aa98
  6. #deb9a9
  7. #e4c7ba
  8. #ebd5cb
  9. #f2e3dd
  10. #f8f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc7253
  2. #b67358
  3. #b0755c
  4. #aa7661
  5. #a47865
  6. #9e796a
  7. #987a6e
  8. #927c73
  9. #8c7d77
  10. #867f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7e74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc656a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7851 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66a62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc7253 {
  color: #bc7253;
}
Background
.bg-bc7253 {
  background-color: #bc7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc7253 {
  border: 2px solid #bc7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc7253, #bca653);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.88 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.57 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.90 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.35 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.47 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.72 #e25822 Flame ΔE 10.18 #438dac Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bc7253  rgb(188, 114, 83)  hsl(18, 44%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#539dbc  rgb(83, 157, 188)  hsl(198, 44%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#53bc72  rgb(83, 188, 114)  hsl(138, 44%, 53%)  Emerald
#7253bc  rgb(114, 83, 188)  hsl(258, 44%, 53%)  Royal Purple