Information about #BC9986 color

#BC9986 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9986 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 153, 134) — 73.7% red, 60% green, 52.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 21 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC9986 presents itself as a softly balanced orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mushroom (#BA9E88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nude Brown (#BC9E82) and Rustic Beige (#BBA084).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 153, 134) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9986: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9986 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9986 color variations

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

#BC9986 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9986 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9986 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9986 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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#BC9986 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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#858DBC
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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #BC9986

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

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

#BC9986 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9986
  • RGB188, 153, 134
  • CMYK0, 14, 21, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 153, 134)
  • HSL21°, 29%, 63%
  • HSL Precise21.111°, 28.723%, 63.137%
  • HSV21°, 29%, 74%
  • HSB21°, 29%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.600, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.600, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.600, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9986
  • DECIMAL ID12360070
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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