Information about #BC6431 color

#BC6431 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC6431 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 100, 49) — 73.7% red, 39.2% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 74 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC6431 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Christine (#BF652E). Slightly further away sit Clockwork Orange (#BF6031) and Smoke Tree (#BB5F34).

The recipe behind #BC6431 is rgb(188, 100, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC6431: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. No one has named #BC6431 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC6431 color variations

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

#BC6431 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 #BC6431

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

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6431
  • RGB188, 100, 49
  • CMYK0, 47, 74, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 100, 49)
  • HSL22°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise22.014°, 58.65%, 46.471%
  • HSV22°, 74%, 74%
  • HSB22°, 74%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.392, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.392, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.392, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6431
  • DECIMAL ID12346417
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01