Information about #BC8913 color

#BC8913 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC8913 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 137, 19) — 73.7% red, 53.7% green, 7.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 66 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC8913 is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cinnamon (#C58917) and High Noon (#BC7F0C).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 137, 19) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC8913: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC8913 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC8913 color variations

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

#BC8913 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC8913 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC8913 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC8913 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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#BC8913 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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#3513BE
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#139CBE
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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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#BE3513
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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
#BC8913
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#13BE8B
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#8B13BE
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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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#46BE13
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#8B13BE
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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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#13BE35
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#1346BE
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#BE139C
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Nearest named colors to #BC8913

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

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

#BC8913 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8913
  • RGB188, 137, 19
  • CMYK0, 20, 66, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 137, 19)
  • HSL42°, 82%, 41%
  • HSL Precise41.893°, 81.643%, 40.588%
  • HSV42°, 90%, 74%
  • HSB42°, 90%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.537, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.537, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.537, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8913
  • DECIMAL ID12355859
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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