Information about #BC9F6C color

#BC9F6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9F6C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 159, 108) — 73.7% red, 62.4% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 31 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #BC9F6C carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Slightly further away sit Pale Oak (#BBA46D) and Uluru (#BF9B67).

The recipe behind #BC9F6C is rgb(188, 159, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9F6C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9F6C color variations

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

#BC9F6C 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 #BC9F6C

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

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9F6C
  • RGB188, 159, 108
  • CMYK0, 11, 31, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 159, 108)
  • HSL38°, 37%, 58%
  • HSL Precise38.25°, 37.383%, 58.039%
  • HSV38°, 43%, 74%
  • HSB38°, 43%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.624, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.624, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.624, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9F6C
  • DECIMAL ID12361580
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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