Information about #BC8952 color

#BC8952 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC8952 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 137, 82) — 73.7% red, 53.7% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 42 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC8952 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deer (#BA8759). Slightly further away sit Honey Mustard (#B68F52) and Triple Putty (#B78B4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 137, 82) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. 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, #BC8952 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC8952 color variations

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

#BC8952 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC8952 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC8952 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC8952 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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#BC8952 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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#5452BC
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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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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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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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#85BC52
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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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Nearest named colors to #BC8952

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

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Peach Schnapps color link
Peach Schnapps

#C68059

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

#BC8952 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8952
  • RGB188, 137, 82
  • CMYK0, 20, 42, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 137, 82)
  • HSL31°, 44%, 53%
  • HSL Precise31.132°, 44.167%, 52.941%
  • HSV31°, 56%, 74%
  • HSB31°, 56%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.537, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.537, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.537, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8952
  • DECIMAL ID12355922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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