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#BC8A4E

#bc8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 32.73°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #4e80bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #4eb7bc
  3. #534ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc534e
  2. #bc8a4e
  3. #b7bc4e

Triadic

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #4ebc8a
  3. #8a4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #80bc4e
  3. #4e80bc
  4. #8a4ebc

Square

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #4ebc53
  3. #4e80bc
  4. #bc4eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #523b1f
  2. #896334
  3. #bc8a4e
  4. #d1af86
  5. #e6d3bd

Shades

#bc8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #a97c46
  3. #966e3e
  4. #846137
  5. #71532f
  6. #5e4527
  7. #4b371f
  8. #382917
  9. #261c10
  10. #130e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #c39660
  3. #c9a171
  4. #d0ad83
  5. #d7b995
  6. #dec5a7
  7. #e4d0b8
  8. #ebdcca
  9. #f2e8dc
  10. #f8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8a4e
  2. #b68953
  3. #b08858
  4. #aa875d
  5. #a48662
  6. #9e8567
  7. #98846c
  8. #928371
  9. #8c8276
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5907e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8d49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7984f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0934f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5836c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8a4e {
  color: #bc8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-bc8a4e {
  background-color: #bc8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #bc8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8a4e, #b7bc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.27 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.69 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.68 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.49 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.94 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.63 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.64 #4375b1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Peru
#bc8a4e  rgb(188, 138, 78)  hsl(33, 45%, 52%)  Peru
#4e80bc  rgb(78, 128, 188)  hsl(213, 45%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#4ebc8a  rgb(78, 188, 138)  hsl(153, 45%, 52%)  Mint
#8a4ebc  rgb(138, 78, 188)  hsl(273, 45%, 52%)  Royal Purple