Information about #BF6E0C color

#BF6E0C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BF6E0C falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 110, 12) — 74.9% red, 43.1% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 70 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BF6E0C is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Indochine (#C26B03). Slightly further away sit Brown Orange (#B96902) and Dirty Orange (#C87606).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 110, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF6E0C: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BF6E0C color variations

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

#BF6E0C 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 #BF6E0C

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

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF6E0C
  • RGB191, 110, 12
  • CMYK0, 32, 70, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 110, 12)
  • HSL33°, 88%, 40%
  • HSL Precise32.849°, 88.177%, 39.804%
  • HSV33°, 94%, 75%
  • HSB33°, 94%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.431, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.431, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.431, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBF6E0C
  • DECIMAL ID12545548
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01