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#BC5B41 closest to Tandoori

#BC5B41 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Tandoori. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (rgb(188, 91, 65)). Its HSL value is 13° hue, 49% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 65% yellow and 26% black. #BC5B41 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.71:1.

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Variations of #BC5B41

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC5B41 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC5B41 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC5B41 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C7F3F
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #746A3E
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D693E
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C7F3F
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C743F
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE4955
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3544B
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #777777
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D716D

#BC5B41 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.46:1 Poor#BC5B41 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.71:1 Good#BC5B41 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC5B41 in CSS

/* Tandoori */
.color { color: #BC5B41; }
.background { background-color: #BC5B41; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC5B41; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 91 65);
color: hsl(13 49% 50%);
color: oklch(0.584 0.132 36.0);

#BC5B41 FAQ

What color is #BC5B41?

#BC5B41 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Tandoori. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC5B41?

#BC5B41 is rgb(188, 91, 65) in RGB, hsl(13, 49%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 52%, 65%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC5B41?

The complementary color of #BC5B41 is #41A2BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC5B41?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC5B41: 4.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC5B41 a warm or cool color?

#BC5B41 is a warm color.