Information about #BC9B6D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC9B6D belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 155, 109) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 31 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC9B6D is a moderately toned warm orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Camel (#C19A6B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F) and Uluru (#BF9B67).

The recipe behind #BC9B6D is rgb(188, 155, 109), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BC9B6D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #BC9B6D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC9B6D color variations

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

#BC9B6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9B6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9B6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9B6D 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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#BC9B6D 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 #BC9B6D

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

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

#BC9B6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9B6D
  • RGB188, 155, 109
  • CMYK0, 13, 31, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 109)
  • HSL35°, 37%, 58%
  • HSL Precise34.937°, 37.089%, 58.235%
  • HSV35°, 42%, 74%
  • HSB35°, 42%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9B6D
  • DECIMAL ID12360557
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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