Information about #BC6916 color

#BC6916 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC6916 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 105, 22) — 73.7% red, 41.2% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 65 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC6916 presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 105, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #BC6916 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC6916 color variations

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

#BC6916 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 #BC6916

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6916
  • RGB188, 105, 22
  • CMYK0, 33, 65, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 105, 22)
  • HSL30°, 79%, 41%
  • HSL Precise30°, 79.048%, 41.176%
  • HSV30°, 88%, 74%
  • HSB30°, 88%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.412, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.412, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.412, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6916
  • DECIMAL ID12347670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01