BC8A67

#BC8A67 closest to Deer

#BC8A67 is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Deer. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 40.4% blue (rgb(188, 138, 103)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 39% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 45% yellow and 26% black. #BC8A67 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.97:1.

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Variations of #BC8A67

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BC8A67 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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#BC8A67 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8A67 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A49967
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #998E64
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A38E65
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A49967
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AB9467
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA8081
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C18674
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0928B

#BC8A67 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#BC8A67 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.97:1 Good#BC8A67 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8A67 in CSS

/* Deer */
.color { color: #BC8A67; }
.background { background-color: #BC8A67; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8A67; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 103);
color: hsl(25 39% 57%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.078 56.0);

#BC8A67 FAQ

What color is #BC8A67?

#BC8A67 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Deer. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC8A67?

#BC8A67 is rgb(188, 138, 103) in RGB, hsl(25, 39%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 45%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8A67?

The complementary color of #BC8A67 is #6799BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8A67?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8A67: 6.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8A67 a warm or cool color?

#BC8A67 is a warm color.