Information about #BC6157 color

#BC6157 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC6157 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 97, 87) — 73.7% red, 38% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 40 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC6157 is a pleasantly vivid warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Electric Brown (#B56257). Slightly further away sit Earth Red (#BF5B53) and Pastel Blood (#BD5F60).

The recipe behind #BC6157 is rgb(188, 97, 87), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. #BC6157 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC6157 color variations

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

#BC6157 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC6157 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC6157 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC6157 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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#BC6157 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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#BC5780
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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 #BC6157

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

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Apricot Brandy color link
Apricot Brandy

#C26A5A

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Water Persimmon color link
Water Persimmon

#B56C60

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

#BC6157 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6157
  • RGB188, 97, 87
  • CMYK0, 36, 40, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 97, 87)
  • HSL6°, 43%, 54%
  • HSL Precise5.941°, 42.979%, 53.922%
  • HSV6°, 54%, 74%
  • HSB6°, 54%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.380, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.380, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.380, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6157
  • DECIMAL ID12345687
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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