Information about #BCA17C color

#BCA17C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCA17C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 161, 124) — 73.7% red, 63.1% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 25 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCA17C is a mildly saturated orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D). Slightly further away sit Taupe (#B9A281) and Dull Beige (#BAA182).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 161, 124)), which gives #BCA17C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #BCA17C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCA17C color variations

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

#BCA17C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCA17C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCA17C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCA17C 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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#BCA17C 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 #BCA17C

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

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

#BCA17C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA17C
  • RGB188, 161, 124
  • CMYK0, 11, 25, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 161, 124)
  • HSL35°, 32%, 61%
  • HSL Precise34.688°, 32.323%, 61.176%
  • HSV35°, 34%, 74%
  • HSB35°, 34%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.631, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.631, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.631, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCA17C
  • DECIMAL ID12362108
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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