Information about #BC6F2C color

#BC6F2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC6F2C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 111, 44) — 73.7% red, 43.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 56 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC6F2C presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 practically indistinguishable from Chinese Yellow Tea (#B7702D). Slightly further away sit Meteor (#BB7431) and Copper (#B87333).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 111, 44)), which gives #BC6F2C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC6F2C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC6F2C color variations

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

#BC6F2C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC6F2C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC6F2C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC6F2C 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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#BC6F2C 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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#2C30BA
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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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#BA2C30
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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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#2CBA6E
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#6E2CBA
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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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#77BA2C
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#6E2CBA
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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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#30BA2C
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#2C77BA
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#B52CBA
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Nearest named colors to #BC6F2C

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

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

#BC6F2C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6F2C
  • RGB188, 111, 44
  • CMYK0, 30, 56, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 111, 44)
  • HSL28°, 62%, 45%
  • HSL Precise27.917°, 62.069%, 45.49%
  • HSV28°, 77%, 74%
  • HSB28°, 77%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.435, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.435, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.435, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6F2C
  • DECIMAL ID12349228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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