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#bc9b8b

a balanced, soft orange · warm · closest name: tan

RGB
188, 155, 139
HSL
20°, 27%, 64%
CMYK
0, 18, 26, 26
Luminance
0.3600

Every format

HEX#bc9b8b
RGBrgb(188, 155, 139)
HSLhsl(20, 27%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 26%)
LABlab(66.5 9.8 13.0)
LCHlch(66.5 16.3 53.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.715 0.046 47.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9b8b;
background-color: #bc9b8b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9b8b] bg-[#bc9b8b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9b8b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.608, blue: 0.545)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9b8b")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9b8b on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9b8b on black: 8.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green60.8%
Blue54.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.6%
Yellow26.1%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc9b8b text on a black background

contrast 8.20:1

Card sample

#bc9b8b text on a white background

contrast 2.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9b8b;
Background color
Panel with #bc9b8b background
background-color: #bc9b8b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9b8b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 155, 139, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 155, 139, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9b8b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9b8b, #BCBC8B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9b8b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9b8b in the Color Lab