Information about #BC965E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BC965E reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Papier Mache (#B7945D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Barley Corn (#B6935C) and Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 150, 94)), which gives #BC965E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC965E: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #BC965E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BC965E color variations
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#BC965E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC965E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC965E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC965E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC965E 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 #BC965E color
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Nearest named colors to #BC965E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B7945D
#B6935C
#BE9D5E
#C09B59
#B59465
#C19156
#BF9B67
#C39D64
#B99E56
#C49E5B
#BA8C66
#B79E67
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC965E
- RGB188, 150, 94
- CMYK0, 15, 37, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 150, 94)
- HSL36°, 41%, 55%
- HSL Precise35.745°, 41.228%, 55.294%
- HSV36°, 50%, 74%
- HSB36°, 50%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.588, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.588, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.588, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC965E
- DECIMAL ID12359262
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
