Information about Earth Brown color

#BC815F - Earth Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC815F, known as "Earth Brown", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 129, 95) — 73.7% red, 50.6% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 36 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC815F is a pleasantly vivid warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Brown (#B7825F). Slightly further away sit Deer (#BA8759) and Peach Schnapps (#C68059).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 129, 95)), which gives #BC815F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC815F: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Earth Brown" in the Register.

Earth Brown color variations

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

Earth Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Earth Brown

#BC815F
#C8997D

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#D6B29D

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#E3CCBE

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#F1E5DE

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White

#FFFFFF

Earth Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Earth Brown

#BC815F
#9E6342

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#764A31

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#4F3121

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#271810

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Black

#000000

Earth Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Earth Brown

#BC815F
#B07F63

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#A47F69

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#987F70

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#8C7F77

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Grey

#808080

Earth Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#85BB5D

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#ABBB5D

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#BBA55D

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Earth Brown

#BC815F
#BB5D60

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#BB5D85

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#BB5DAB

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Earth Brown 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
#BC815F
Earth Brown

#BC815F

#5D99BB
#5D99BB

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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
#BC815F
Earth Brown

#BC815F

#5D6ABB
#5D6ABB

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#5DBBAF
#5DBBAF

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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
#BBAF5D
#BBAF5D

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#BC815F
Earth Brown

#BC815F

#BB5D6A
#BB5D6A

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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
#BC815F
Earth Brown

#BC815F

#5DBB80
#5DBB80

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#805DBB
#805DBB

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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
#BC815F
Earth Brown

#BC815F

#99BB5D
#99BB5D

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#5D99BB
#5D99BB

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#805DBB
#805DBB

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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
#BC815F
Earth Brown

#BC815F

#6ABB5D
#6ABB5D

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#5D99BB
#5D99BB

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#AF5DBB
#AF5DBB

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Nearest named colors to Earth Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Peach Schnapps color link
Peach Schnapps

#C68059

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Vibrant Brown color link
Vibrant Brown

#C77B5A

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Apricot Brown color link
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Pinkish Brown color link
Pinkish Brown

#B17261

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Earth Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC815F
  • RGB188, 129, 95
  • CMYK0, 23, 36, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 129, 95)
  • HSL22°, 41%, 55%
  • HSL Precise21.935°, 40.969%, 55.49%
  • HSV22°, 49%, 74%
  • HSB22°, 49%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.506, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.506, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.506, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC815F
  • DECIMAL ID12353887
  • Name Length11
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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