Information about #BC8C14 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC8C14 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 140, 20) — 73.7% red, 54.9% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 66 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC8C14 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cinnamon (#C58917). Slightly further away sit Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B) and Desert Yellow (#CA8D16).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 140, 20) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. #BC8C14 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC8C14 color variations

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

#BC8C14 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC8C14 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC8C14 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC8C14 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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#BC8C14 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 #BC8C14

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

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

#BC8C14 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC8C14
  • RGB188, 140, 20
  • CMYK0, 19, 66, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 140, 20)
  • HSL43°, 81%, 41%
  • HSL Precise42.857°, 80.769%, 40.784%
  • HSV43°, 89%, 74%
  • HSB43°, 89%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.549, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.549, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.549, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC8C14
  • DECIMAL ID12356628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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