Information about #BC9015 color

#BC9015 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9015 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 144, 21) — 73.7% red, 56.5% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 65 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC9015 reads as a energetic, saturated orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cinnamon (#C58917) and Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 144, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #BC9015 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC9015 color variations

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

#BC9015 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9015 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9015 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9015 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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#BC9015 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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#3C15BC
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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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#9015BC
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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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#42BC15
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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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#BC1595
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Nearest named colors to #BC9015

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

#BC9015 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9015
  • RGB188, 144, 21
  • CMYK0, 17, 65, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 144, 21)
  • HSL44°, 80%, 41%
  • HSL Precise44.192°, 79.904%, 40.98%
  • HSV44°, 89%, 74%
  • HSB44°, 89%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.565, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.565, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.565, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9015
  • DECIMAL ID12357653
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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