Information about #BC6140 color

#BC6140 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC6140 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 97, 64) (73.7% red, 38% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 36 / 49 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #BC6140 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 practically indistinguishable from Evermore (#BE6A3F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flame Pea (#BE5C48) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

The recipe behind #BC6140 is rgb(188, 97, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC6140: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. #BC6140 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC6140 color variations

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

#BC6140 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC6140

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

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6140
  • RGB188, 97, 64
  • CMYK0, 36, 49, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 97, 64)
  • HSL16°, 49%, 49%
  • HSL Precise15.968°, 49.206%, 49.412%
  • HSV16°, 66%, 74%
  • HSB16°, 66%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.380, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.380, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.380, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6140
  • DECIMAL ID12345664
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01