Information about #BC5138 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC5138 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 81, 56) — 73.7% red, 31.8% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 52 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm red, #BC5138 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Redbud (#B85439). Slightly further away sit Balloon (#C14D36) and Oh Behave (#BE523F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 81, 56)), which gives #BC5138 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC5138: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #BC5138 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC5138 color variations

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

#BC5138 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC5138 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC5138 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC5138 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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#BC5138 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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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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#3862BC
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#38BC93
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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #BC5138

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

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

#BC5138 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC5138
  • RGB188, 81, 56
  • CMYK0, 42, 52, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 81, 56)
  • HSL11°, 54%, 48%
  • HSL Precise11.364°, 54.098%, 47.843%
  • HSV11°, 70%, 74%
  • HSB11°, 70%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.318, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.318, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.318, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC5138
  • DECIMAL ID12341560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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