Information about #BC5814 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC5814 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 88, 20) — 73.7% red, 34.5% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 66 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC5814 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Fox (#C35817). Slightly further away sit Alloy Orange (#C46210) and Rust Orange (#C45508).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 88, 20)), which gives #BC5814 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC5814: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC5814 color variations

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#BC5814 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 #BC5814

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

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC5814
  • RGB188, 88, 20
  • CMYK0, 39, 66, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 88, 20)
  • HSL24°, 81%, 41%
  • HSL Precise24.286°, 80.769%, 40.784%
  • HSV24°, 89%, 74%
  • HSB24°, 89%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.345, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.345, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.345, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC5814
  • DECIMAL ID12343316
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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