Information about #BCA38A color

#BCA38A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCA38A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 163, 138) (73.7% red, 63.9% green, 54.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 10 / 20 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BCA38A is a softly balanced amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mushroom (#BA9E88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Okey Dokey (#BCA184) and Soul (#C1A78B).

The recipe behind #BCA38A is rgb(188, 163, 138), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BCA38A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCA38A color variations

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#BCA38A 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 #BCA38A

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

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA38A
  • RGB188, 163, 138
  • CMYK0, 10, 20, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 163, 138)
  • HSL30°, 27%, 64%
  • HSL Precise30°, 27.174%, 63.922%
  • HSV30°, 27%, 74%
  • HSB30°, 27%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.639, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.639, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.639, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCA38A
  • DECIMAL ID12362634
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01