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#BC9C8A closest to Sombrero

#BC9C8A is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Sombrero. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(188, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black. #BC9C8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.26:1.

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Variations of #BC9C8A

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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#BC9C8A 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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#BC9C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC9C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACA58A
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59E89
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AC9E89
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACA58A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1A28A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C59797
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C09A90
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A19D

#BC9C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#BC9C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.26:1 Very good#BC9C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC9C8A in CSS

/* Sombrero */
.color { color: #BC9C8A; }
.background { background-color: #BC9C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC9C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 156 138);
color: hsl(22 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.717 0.046 51.0);

#BC9C8A FAQ

What color is #BC9C8A?

#BC9C8A is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Sombrero. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC9C8A?

#BC9C8A is rgb(188, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(22, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC9C8A?

The complementary color of #BC9C8A is #8AAABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC9C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC9C8A: 8.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC9C8A a warm or cool color?

#BC9C8A is a warm color.