Information about #BC9D7B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9D7B falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 157, 123) — 73.7% red, 61.6% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 25 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC9D7B reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Taupe (#BC987E). Slightly further away sit Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D) and Pure Beige (#C09E80).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 157, 123) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9D7B: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC9D7B color variations

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

#BC9D7B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9D7B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9D7B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9D7B 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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#BC9D7B 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 #BC9D7B

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

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

#BC9D7B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9D7B
  • RGB188, 157, 123
  • CMYK0, 12, 25, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 157, 123)
  • HSL31°, 33%, 61%
  • HSL Precise31.385°, 32.663%, 60.98%
  • HSV31°, 35%, 74%
  • HSB31°, 35%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.616, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.616, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.616, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9D7B
  • DECIMAL ID12361083
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited298 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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