Information about #BC5D09 color

#BC5D09 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC5D09 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 93, 9) — 73.7% red, 36.5% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 70 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC5D09 is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Rust Orange (#C45508). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Orange Brown (#BE6400) and Alloy Orange (#C46210).

The recipe behind #BC5D09 is rgb(188, 93, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC5D09: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC5D09 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC5D09 color variations

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

#BC5D09 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC5D09 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC5D09 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC5D09 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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#BC5D09 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 #BC5D09

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

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Orangish Brown color link
Orangish Brown

#B25F03

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Orangey Brown color link
Orangey Brown

#B16002

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

#BC5D09 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC5D09
  • RGB188, 93, 9
  • CMYK0, 37, 70, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 93, 9)
  • HSL28°, 91%, 39%
  • HSL Precise28.156°, 90.863%, 38.627%
  • HSV28°, 95%, 74%
  • HSB28°, 95%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.365, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.365, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.365, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC5D09
  • DECIMAL ID12344585
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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