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#BC8564

#bc8564 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8564 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.26% magenta, 46.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 22.5°, with 39.64% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.2839

Complementary

  1. #bc8564
  2. #649bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8564
  2. #64bcb1
  3. #646fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc646f
  2. #bc8564
  3. #bcb164

Triadic

  1. #bc8564
  2. #64bc85
  3. #8564bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8564
  2. #9bbc64
  3. #649bbc
  4. #8564bc

Square

  1. #bc8564
  2. #6fbc64
  3. #649bbc
  4. #b164bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e3d29
  2. #945f40
  3. #bc8564
  4. #d3af99
  5. #ead9cf

Shades

#bc8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8564
  2. #a9785a
  3. #966a50
  4. #845d46
  5. #71503c
  6. #5e4332
  7. #4b3528
  8. #38281e
  9. #261b14
  10. #130d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8564
  2. #c39174
  3. #c99d83
  4. #d0aa93
  5. #d7b6a2
  6. #dec2b2
  7. #e4cec1
  8. #ebdad1
  9. #f2e7e0
  10. #f8f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8564
  2. #b68567
  3. #b0846a
  4. #aa846c
  5. #a4836f
  6. #9e8372
  7. #988275
  8. #928278
  9. #8c817a
  10. #86817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948a61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19664 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68863 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad8f64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8564 {
  color: #bc8564;
}
Background
.bg-bc8564 {
  background-color: #bc8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8564 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8564, #bcb164);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.55 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.15 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.70 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.26 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.81 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.22 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.24 #437a9b Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bc8564  rgb(188, 133, 100)  hsl(23, 40%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#649bbc  rgb(100, 155, 188)  hsl(203, 40%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#64bc85  rgb(100, 188, 133)  hsl(143, 40%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green
#8564bc  rgb(133, 100, 188)  hsl(263, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst