Information about #BC9B79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9B79 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 155, 121) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 26 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC9B79 reads as a mildly saturated orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Taupe (#BC987E). Slightly further away sit Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Perfect Beige (#BE9676).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 155, 121)), which gives #BC9B79 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9B79: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #BC9B79 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC9B79 color variations

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

#BC9B79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9B79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9B79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9B79 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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#BC9B79 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 #BC9B79

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

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

#BC9B79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9B79
  • RGB188, 155, 121
  • CMYK0, 13, 26, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 121)
  • HSL30°, 33%, 61%
  • HSL Precise30.448°, 33.333%, 60.588%
  • HSV30°, 36%, 74%
  • HSB30°, 36%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9B79
  • DECIMAL ID12360569
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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