Information about #BF890C color

#BF890C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BF890C falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 137, 12) — 74.9% red, 53.7% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 70 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BF890C is a intensely saturated 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 Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). Slightly further away sit High Noon (#BC7F0C) and Cinnamon (#C58917).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 137, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF890C: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #BF890C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BF890C color variations

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

#BF890C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BF890C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BF890C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BF890C 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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#BF420C

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#BF890C 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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#300CC0
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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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#C0300C
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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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#0CC08A
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#8A0CC0
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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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#42C00C
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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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#0CC030
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#0C42C0
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#C00C9C
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Nearest named colors to #BF890C

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

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

#BF890C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF890C
  • RGB191, 137, 12
  • CMYK0, 21, 70, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 137, 12)
  • HSL42°, 88%, 40%
  • HSL Precise41.899°, 88.177%, 39.804%
  • HSV42°, 94%, 75%
  • HSB42°, 94%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.537, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.537, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.537, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBF890C
  • DECIMAL ID12552460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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