Information about #BC6149 color

#BC6149 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC6149 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 97, 73) — 73.7% red, 38% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 36 / 45 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC6149 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Flame Pea (#BE5C48). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Adobe (#BD6C48) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 97, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC6149: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC6149 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC6149 color variations

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

#BC6149 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 #BC6149

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

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6149
  • RGB188, 97, 73
  • CMYK0, 36, 45, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 97, 73)
  • HSL13°, 46%, 51%
  • HSL Precise12.522°, 46.185%, 51.176%
  • HSV13°, 61%, 74%
  • HSB13°, 61%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.380, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.380, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.380, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6149
  • DECIMAL ID12345673
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01