Information about #BC5E38 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC5E38 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 94, 56) — 73.7% red, 36.9% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 52 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #BC5E38 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 a hair away from Smoke Tree (#BB5F34). Slightly further away sit Clockwork Orange (#BF6031) and Redbud (#B85439).

The recipe behind #BC5E38 is rgb(188, 94, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC5E38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC5E38 color variations

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

#BC5E38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC5E38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC5E38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC5E38 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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#BC5E38 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 #BC5E38

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

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

#BC5E38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC5E38
  • RGB188, 94, 56
  • CMYK0, 37, 52, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 94, 56)
  • HSL17°, 54%, 48%
  • HSL Precise17.273°, 54.098%, 47.843%
  • HSV17°, 70%, 74%
  • HSB17°, 70%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.369, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.369, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.369, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC5E38
  • DECIMAL ID12344888
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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