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#BC8A67

#bc8a67 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc8a67 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 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 45.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 24.71°, with 38.81% saturation and 57.06% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.2985

Complementary

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #6799bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #67bcb5
  3. #676fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc676f
  2. #bc8a67
  3. #bcb567

Triadic

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #67bc8a
  3. #8a67bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #99bc67
  3. #6799bc
  4. #8a67bc

Square

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #6fbc67
  3. #6799bc
  4. #b567bc

Monochromatic

  1. #60402a
  2. #956442
  3. #bc8a67
  4. #d3b39c
  5. #ebdcd1

Shades

#bc8a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #a97c5d
  3. #966e52
  4. #846148
  5. #71533e
  6. #5e4534
  7. #4b3729
  8. #38291f
  9. #261c15
  10. #130e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #c39676
  3. #c9a185
  4. #d0ad95
  5. #d7b9a4
  6. #dec5b3
  7. #e4d0c2
  8. #ebdcd1
  9. #f2e8e1
  10. #f8f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8a67
  2. #b6896a
  3. #b0886c
  4. #aa876f
  5. #a48671
  6. #9e8574
  7. #988476
  8. #928379
  9. #8c827b
  10. #86817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998e64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49967 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88c65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9367 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c48477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8a67 {
  color: #bc8a67;
}
Background
.bg-bc8a67 {
  background-color: #bc8a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8a67 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8a67, #bcb567);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 103 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.97 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.25 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.10 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.15 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.29 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.36 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.63 #437598 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bc8a67  rgb(188, 138, 103)  hsl(25, 39%, 57%)  Cafe au Lait
#6799bc  rgb(103, 153, 188)  hsl(205, 39%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#67bc8a  rgb(103, 188, 138)  hsl(145, 39%, 57%)  Mint
#8a67bc  rgb(138, 103, 188)  hsl(265, 39%, 57%)  Amethyst