Information about #BC8B10 color

#BC8B10 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC8B10 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 139, 16) — 73.7% red, 54.5% green, 6.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 67 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC8B10 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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). Slightly further away sit Cinnamon (#C58917) and High Noon (#BC7F0C).

The recipe behind #BC8B10 is rgb(188, 139, 16), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC8B10: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC8B10 color variations

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

#BC8B10 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 #BC8B10

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

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8B10
  • RGB188, 139, 16
  • CMYK0, 19, 67, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 139, 16)
  • HSL43°, 84%, 40%
  • HSL Precise42.907°, 84.314%, 40%
  • HSV43°, 91%, 74%
  • HSB43°, 91%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.545, 0.063)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.545, 0.063, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.545, 0.063)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8B10
  • DECIMAL ID12356368
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01