Information about #BCAE8E color

#BCAE8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCAE8E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 174, 142) — 73.7% red, 68.2% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 18 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #BCAE8E has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Putty (#BEAE8A). Slightly further away sit Pale Khaki (#BFAF92) and Triple Fossil (#BEB291).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 174, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCAE8E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCAE8E color variations

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

#BCAE8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAE8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Punga

#534931
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Black

#000000

#BCAE8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAE8E 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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#BCAE8E 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 #BCAE8E

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

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Triple Parchment color link
Triple Parchment

#BDAF96

#BCAE8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAE8E
  • RGB188, 174, 142
  • CMYK0, 5, 18, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 174, 142)
  • HSL42°, 26%, 65%
  • HSL Precise41.739°, 25.556%, 64.706%
  • HSV42°, 24%, 74%
  • HSB42°, 24%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.682, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.682, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.682, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCAE8E
  • DECIMAL ID12365454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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