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Information about #BC3301 color

#BC3301 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC3301 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 51, 1) — 73.7% red, 20% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 54 / 73 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC3301 presents itself as a intensely saturated warm orange — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mahogany (#C04000) and Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F).

The recipe behind #BC3301 is rgb(188, 51, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC3301 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC3301 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC3301

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC3301
  • RGB188, 51, 1
  • CMYK0, 54, 73, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 51, 1)
  • HSL16°, 99%, 37%
  • HSL Precise16.043°, 98.942%, 37.059%
  • HSV16°, 99%, 74%
  • HSB16°, 99%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.200, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.200, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.200, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC3301
  • DECIMAL ID12333825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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