Information about #BC9962 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC9962 presents itself as a clearly saturated warm orange — one 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 almost identical to Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Uluru (#BF9B67) and Oxstone (#C39D64).
The recipe behind #BC9962 is rgb(188, 153, 98), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9962: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #BC9962 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BC9962 color variations
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#BC9962 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC9962 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC9962 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC9962 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC9962 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC9962 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC9962
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BE9D5E
#BF9B67
#C39D64
#B7945D
#B79E67
#B59465
#C09B59
#C19A6B
#B6935C
#B39B69
#C49E5B
#AF9B60
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9962
- RGB188, 153, 98
- CMYK0, 14, 35, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 153, 98)
- HSL37°, 40%, 56%
- HSL Precise36.667°, 40.179%, 56.078%
- HSV37°, 48%, 74%
- HSB37°, 48%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.600, 0.384)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.600, 0.384, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.600, 0.384)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC9962
- DECIMAL ID12360034
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
