Information about #BC854E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC854E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 133, 78) (73.7% red, 52.2% green, 30.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 22 / 43 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC854E presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Putty (#B78B4B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deer (#BA8759) and Honey Mustard (#B68F52).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 133, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BC854E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC854E color variations

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

#BC854E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC854E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC854E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC854E 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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#BC854E 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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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 #BC854E

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

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Peach Schnapps color link
Peach Schnapps

#C68059

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

#BC854E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC854E
  • RGB188, 133, 78
  • CMYK0, 22, 43, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 133, 78)
  • HSL30°, 45%, 52%
  • HSL Precise30°, 45.082%, 52.157%
  • HSV30°, 59%, 74%
  • HSB30°, 59%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.522, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.522, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.522, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC854E
  • DECIMAL ID12354894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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