Information about #BC7468 color

#BC7468 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC7468 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 116, 104) — 73.7% red, 45.5% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 33 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC7468 reads as a moderately toned earthy red and 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 a hair away from Contessa (#C16F68). Slightly further away sit Foxtrot (#B6706F) and Bonanza (#B77D6E).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 116, 104) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC7468: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC7468 color variations

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

#BC7468 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 #BC7468

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

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Copper Penny color link
Copper Penny

#AD6F69

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Adore color link
Adore

#CB6B67

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Coral Tree color link
Coral Tree

#AB6E67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC7468
  • RGB188, 116, 104
  • CMYK0, 28, 33, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 116, 104)
  • HSL9°, 39%, 57%
  • HSL Precise8.571°, 38.532%, 57.255%
  • HSV9°, 45%, 74%
  • HSB9°, 45%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.455, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.455, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.455, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC7468
  • DECIMAL ID12350568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01