Information about #BC8033 color

#BC8033 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC8033 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 128, 51) — 73.7% red, 50.2% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 54 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC8033 is a pleasantly vivid orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Filmpro Yellow Oxide (#B98036). Slightly further away sit Fiesta (#BD7E2D) and Noosa (#B78038).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 128, 51) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC8033: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #BC8033 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC8033 color variations

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

#BC8033 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 #BC8033

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

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8033
  • RGB188, 128, 51
  • CMYK0, 24, 54, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 128, 51)
  • HSL34°, 57%, 47%
  • HSL Precise33.723°, 57.322%, 46.863%
  • HSV34°, 73%, 74%
  • HSB34°, 73%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.502, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.502, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.502, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8033
  • DECIMAL ID12353587
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01