Information about #BC4809 color

#BC4809 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC4809 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 72, 9) — 73.7% red, 28.2% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 45 / 70 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC4809 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brick Orange (#C14A09). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rust (#B7410E) and Burnt Siena (#B75203).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 72, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC4809: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC4809 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC4809 color variations

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

#BC4809 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC4809 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC4809 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC4809 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BD0812

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#BC4809 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
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#097FBE
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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
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#0924BE
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#09BEA3
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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
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#BE0924
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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
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#09BE48
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#4809BE
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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
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#7FBE09
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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
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#24BE09
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#097FBE
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#A309BE
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Nearest named colors to #BC4809

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

#BC4809 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC4809
  • RGB188, 72, 9
  • CMYK0, 45, 70, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 72, 9)
  • HSL21°, 91%, 39%
  • HSL Precise21.117°, 90.863%, 38.627%
  • HSV21°, 95%, 74%
  • HSB21°, 95%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.282, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.282, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.282, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC4809
  • DECIMAL ID12339209
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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