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Information about #BC5B53 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC5B53 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 91, 83) — 73.7% red, 35.7% green, 32.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 41 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm red, #BC5B53 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Earth Red (#BF5B53). Slightly further away sit Long Spring (#B95754) and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (#C45655).

The recipe behind #BC5B53 is rgb(188, 91, 83), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC5B53: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC5B53 color variations

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

#BC5B53 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC5B53 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC5B53 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC5B53 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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#BC5B53 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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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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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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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 #BC5B53

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

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

#BC5B53 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC5B53
  • RGB188, 91, 83
  • CMYK0, 38, 41, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 91, 83)
  • HSL5°, 44%, 53%
  • HSL Precise4.571°, 43.933%, 53.137%
  • HSV5°, 56%, 74%
  • HSB5°, 56%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.357, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.357, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.357, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC5B53
  • DECIMAL ID12344147
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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