Information about #BC8942 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BC8942 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pizza (#BF8D3C). Slightly further away sit Golden Oak (#BB8141) and Classius (#B38D42).
The recipe behind #BC8942 is rgb(188, 137, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC8942 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BC8942 color variations
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#BC8942 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC8942 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC8942 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC8942 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC8942 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC8942 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC8942
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BF8D3C
#BB8141
#B38D42
#B78B4B
#C68E3F
#BF914B
#B78239
#C0934A
#C07C40
#B69642
#B78038
#C88141
#BC8942 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC8942
- RGB188, 137, 66
- CMYK0, 20, 48, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 137, 66)
- HSL35°, 48%, 50%
- HSL Precise34.918°, 48.031%, 49.804%
- HSV35°, 65%, 74%
- HSB35°, 65%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.537, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.537, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.537, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC8942
- DECIMAL ID12355906
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
