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Information about #BCA27C color

#BCA27C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCA27C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 162, 124) — 73.7% red, 63.5% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 25 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BCA27C reads as a mildly saturated 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 Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D). Slightly further away sit Taupe (#B9A281) and Dull Beige (#BAA182).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 162, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCA27C: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #BCA27C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCA27C color variations

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

#BCA27C 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 #BCA27C

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

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA27C
  • RGB188, 162, 124
  • CMYK0, 10, 25, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 162, 124)
  • HSL36°, 32%, 61%
  • HSL Precise35.625°, 32.323%, 61.176%
  • HSV36°, 34%, 74%
  • HSB36°, 34%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.635, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.635, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.635, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCA27C
  • DECIMAL ID12362364
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01