Information about Half Cougar color

#BCB5A6 - Half Cougar color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCB5A6, known as "Half Cougar", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 181, 166) — 73.7% red, 71% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 9 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted orange, #BCB5A6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Corkscrew (#BDB6A5). Slightly further away sit Eighth Arrowtown (#BAB5A8) and Quarter Craigieburn (#BFB7A6).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 181, 166) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Half Cougar" in the Register.

Half Cougar color variations

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

Half Cougar 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 Half Cougar

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

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB5A6
  • RGB188, 181, 166
  • CMYK0, 3, 9, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 181, 166)
  • HSL41°, 14%, 69%
  • HSL Precise40.909°, 14.103%, 69.412%
  • HSV41°, 12%, 74%
  • HSB41°, 12%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.710, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.710, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.710, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCB5A6
  • DECIMAL ID12367270
  • Name Length11
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