Information about #BC7F42 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #BC7F42 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Golden Oak (#BB8141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brandy Punch (#C07C40) and Jandal (#B78239).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 127, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BC7F42 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BC7F42 color variations
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#BC7F42 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC7F42 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC7F42 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC7F42 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC7F42 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC7F42 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC7F42
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BB8141
#C07C40
#B78239
#B78038
#C88141
#B98036
#BF8D3C
#B78B4B
#B07939
#BA6F3F
#B38D42
#B2723E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC7F42
- RGB188, 127, 66
- CMYK0, 24, 48, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 127, 66)
- HSL30°, 48%, 50%
- HSL Precise30°, 48.031%, 49.804%
- HSV30°, 65%, 74%
- HSB30°, 65%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.498, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.498, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.498, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC7F42
- DECIMAL ID12353346
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
