Information about #BCAD8C color

#BCAD8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCAD8C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 173, 140) — 73.7% red, 67.8% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 19 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #BCAD8C appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Putty (#BEAE8A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chino (#B8AD8A) and Toi (#B7AD8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 173, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCAD8C: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCAD8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCAD8C color variations

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

#BCAD8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAD8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAD8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAD8C 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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#BCAD8C 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 #BCAD8C

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

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

#BCAD8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAD8C
  • RGB188, 173, 140
  • CMYK0, 6, 19, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 173, 140)
  • HSL41°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise41.25°, 26.374%, 64.314%
  • HSV41°, 26%, 74%
  • HSB41°, 26%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.678, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.678, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.678, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCAD8C
  • DECIMAL ID12365196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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