Information about #BC935F color

#BC935F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC935F falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 147, 95) — 73.7% red, 57.6% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 36 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC935F is a clearly saturated warm orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Papier Mache (#B7945D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Barley Corn (#B6935C) and Triple Canterbury Clay (#B59465).

The recipe behind #BC935F is rgb(188, 147, 95), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC935F: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #BC935F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC935F color variations

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

#BC935F 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 #BC935F

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

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC935F
  • RGB188, 147, 95
  • CMYK0, 16, 36, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 147, 95)
  • HSL34°, 41%, 55%
  • HSL Precise33.548°, 40.969%, 55.49%
  • HSV34°, 49%, 74%
  • HSB34°, 49%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.576, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.576, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.576, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC935F
  • DECIMAL ID12358495
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01