Information about Nugget color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BC9229 reads as a vivid, lively orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wazzup (#BC9425). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sahara (#B79826) and Dixie Chick (#C48F2A).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 146, 41) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. The name "Nugget" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Nugget color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Nugget color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Nugget color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Nugget color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Nugget color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Nugget 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Nugget color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Nugget
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#BC9425
#B79826
#C48F2A
#BB8E34
#B78727
#C89828
#BC9B1B
#C5832E
#BF8D3C
#BD7E2D
#CE9732
#BD9B16
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9229
- RGB188, 146, 41
- CMYK0, 16, 58, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 146, 41)
- HSL43°, 64%, 45%
- HSL Precise42.857°, 64.192%, 44.902%
- HSV43°, 78%, 74%
- HSB43°, 78%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.573, 0.161)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.573, 0.161, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.573, 0.161)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC9229
- DECIMAL ID12358185
- Name Length6
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- Counting from2025-01-01
