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#BC997B

#bc997b ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc997b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 34.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.69°, with 32.66% saturation and 60.98% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.349

Complementary

  1. #bc997b
  2. #7b9ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bc997b
  2. #7bbcb9
  3. #7b7ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc7b7e
  2. #bc997b
  3. #bcb97b

Triadic

  1. #bc997b
  2. #7bbc99
  3. #997bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc997b
  2. #9ebc7b
  3. #7b9ebc
  4. #997bbc

Square

  1. #bc997b
  2. #7ebc7b
  3. #7b9ebc
  4. #b97bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #694d35
  2. #9c724f
  3. #bc997b
  4. #d6c0ae
  5. #f0e7e0

Shades

#bc997b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc997b
  2. #a98a6f
  3. #967a62
  4. #846b56
  5. #715c4a
  6. #5e4d3e
  7. #4b3d31
  8. #382e25
  9. #261f19
  10. #130f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc997b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc997b
  2. #c3a388
  3. #c9ad95
  4. #d0b8a3
  5. #d7c2b0
  6. #deccbd
  7. #e4d6ca
  8. #ebe0d7
  9. #f2ebe5
  10. #f8f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc997b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc997b
  2. #b6977c
  3. #b0947c
  4. #aa927d
  5. #a48f7d
  6. #9e8d7e
  7. #988a7e
  8. #92887f
  9. #8c857f
  10. #868380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49b79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca37b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9a7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39f7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c39589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc997b {
  color: #bc997b;
}
Background
.bg-bc997b {
  background-color: #bc997b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc997b {
  border: 2px solid #bc997b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc997b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 153 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc997b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc997b, #bcb97b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc997b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 153 123 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 4.95 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.49 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.33 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.72 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.72 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.99 #436684 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Camel
#bc997b  rgb(188, 153, 123)  hsl(28, 33%, 61%)  Camel
#7b9ebc  rgb(123, 158, 188)  hsl(208, 33%, 61%)  Iceberg
#7bbc99  rgb(123, 188, 153)  hsl(148, 33%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#997bbc  rgb(153, 123, 188)  hsl(268, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty