Information about #BC5246 color

#BC5246 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC5246 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 82, 70) — 73.7% red, 32.2% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 46 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid warm red, #BC5246 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Chestnut (#B94E48). Slightly further away sit Sunset (#C0514A) and Oh Behave (#BE523F).

The recipe behind #BC5246 is rgb(188, 82, 70), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. #BC5246 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC5246 color variations

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

#BC5246 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC5246 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC5246 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B05B52

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Grey

#808080

#BC5246 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC5246 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
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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
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#4776BD
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#47BD8E
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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
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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
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#47BD53
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#5347BD
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#B1BD47
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BC5246

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

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

#BC5246 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC5246
  • RGB188, 82, 70
  • CMYK0, 42, 46, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 82, 70)
  • HSL6°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise6.102°, 46.825%, 50.588%
  • HSV6°, 63%, 74%
  • HSB6°, 63%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.322, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.322, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.322, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC5246
  • DECIMAL ID12341830
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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