Information about #BC8B66 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC8B66 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 139, 102) — 73.7% red, 54.5% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 34 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #BC8B66 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alamo (#BA8C66) and White Tea (#C48E69).

The recipe behind #BC8B66 is rgb(188, 139, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BC8B66 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC8B66 color variations

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

#BC8B66 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC8B66 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC8B66 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC8B66 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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#BC8B66 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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#676CBC
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#67BCB6
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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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#67BC8C
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#8C67BC
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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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#97BC67
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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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#6CBC67
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Nearest named colors to #BC8B66

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

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

#BC8B66 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8B66
  • RGB188, 139, 102
  • CMYK0, 19, 34, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 139, 102)
  • HSL26°, 39%, 57%
  • HSL Precise25.814°, 39.091%, 56.863%
  • HSV26°, 46%, 74%
  • HSB26°, 46%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.545, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.545, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.545, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8B66
  • DECIMAL ID12356454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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