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#bc8e56 color: Summer Weasel

#bc8e56 is rgb(188, 142, 86) in RGB and oklch(67.87% 0.09202 70.683) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

67.9%
0.092
71°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #bc8e56

#bc8e56 is a soft amber color. In OKLCH it has 67.9% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 71°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Weasel (#bb8e55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #bc8e56 mixed with white

  1. bc8e56
  2. c39967
  3. caa478
  4. d1af89
  5. d7bb9a
  6. dec6aa
  7. e5d1bb
  8. ebddcc
  9. f2e8dd
  10. f8f3ee

Darker: #bc8e56 mixed with black

  1. bc8e56
  2. a37b4a
  3. 8b683e
  4. 735632
  5. 5d4427
  6. 47341c
  7. 322412
  8. 1f1508
  9. 0d0702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bc8e56 with less saturation

  1. bc8e56
  2. b98f5e
  3. b59065
  4. b2926c
  5. ae9373
  6. aa9479
  7. a79480
  8. a39586
  9. 9f968c
  10. 9c9792

Questions about #bc8e56

What color is #bc8e56?

#bc8e56 is soft amber. The closest named color is Summer Weasel. In RGB it is rgb(188, 142, 86), in HSL hsl(32.94, 43.22%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.87% 0.09202 70.683).

What colors go well with #bc8e56?

The complementary color of #bc8e56 is #6c9ccf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c9846c and #a49a54. The triadic partners are #47aaa5 and #aa88c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc8e56?

Black text reads better on #bc8e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and black gives 7.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc8e56 a warm or cool color?

#bc8e56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 71 degrees, its lightness 67.9% and its chroma 0.092.