Information about #BC9B5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC9B5C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 155, 92) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 38 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #BC9B5C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Putty (#C09B59) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 155, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #BC9B5C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC9B5C color variations

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

#BC9B5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9B5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9B5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9B5C 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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#BC9B5C 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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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 #BC9B5C

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

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

#BC9B5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9B5C
  • RGB188, 155, 92
  • CMYK0, 13, 38, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 92)
  • HSL39°, 42%, 55%
  • HSL Precise39.375°, 41.739%, 54.902%
  • HSV39°, 51%, 74%
  • HSB39°, 51%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9B5C
  • DECIMAL ID12360540
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited300 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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