Information about #BC8566 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC8566 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 133, 102) — 73.7% red, 52.2% green, 40% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 34 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC8566 presents itself as a mildly saturated orange — one 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 a hair away from Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67). Slightly further away sit Alamo (#BA8C66) and Earth Brown (#BC815F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 133, 102)), which gives #BC8566 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC8566: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #BC8566 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC8566 color variations

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

#BC8566 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC8566 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC8566 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC8566 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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#BC6669

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#BC668B

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#BC8566 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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#679DBC
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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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#6772BC
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#67BCB1
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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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#BC6772
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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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#67BC86
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#8667BC
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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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#9DBC67
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#679DBC
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#8667BC
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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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#72BC67
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#679DBC
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#B167BC
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Nearest named colors to #BC8566

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

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Peach Schnapps color link
Peach Schnapps

#C68059

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

#BC8566 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8566
  • RGB188, 133, 102
  • CMYK0, 22, 34, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 133, 102)
  • HSL22°, 39%, 57%
  • HSL Precise21.628°, 39.091%, 56.863%
  • HSV22°, 46%, 74%
  • HSB22°, 46%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.522, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.522, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.522, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8566
  • DECIMAL ID12354918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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