Information about #BC9F5C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC9F5C presents itself as a clearly saturated warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Slightly further away sit Double Putty (#C09B59) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).
The recipe behind #BC9F5C is rgb(188, 159, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9F5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BC9F5C color variations
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#BC9F5C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC9F5C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC9F5C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC9F5C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC9F5C 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 #BC9F5C color
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Nearest named colors to #BC9F5C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BE9D5E
#C09B59
#B99E56
#C49E5B
#C39D64
#BBA151
#BF9B67
#B7945D
#B79E67
#C39953
#B6935C
#AF9B60
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9F5C
- RGB188, 159, 92
- CMYK0, 11, 38, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 159, 92)
- HSL42°, 42%, 55%
- HSL Precise41.875°, 41.739%, 54.902%
- HSV42°, 51%, 74%
- HSB42°, 51%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.624, 0.361)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.624, 0.361, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.624, 0.361)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC9F5C
- DECIMAL ID12361564
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
