Information about #BCAB8A color

#BCAB8A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCAB8A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 171, 138) — 73.7% red, 67.1% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 20 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #BCAB8A appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pavlova (#BAAB87). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Putty (#BEAE8A) and Chino (#B8AD8A).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 171, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCAB8A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #BCAB8A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCAB8A color variations

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

#BCAB8A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAB8A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAB8A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAB8A 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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#BCAB8A 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 #BCAB8A

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

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Quarter Colins Wicket color link
Quarter Colins Wicket

#B7A786

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

Half Rickshaw color link
Half Rickshaw

#BDA793

#BCAB8A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAB8A
  • RGB188, 171, 138
  • CMYK0, 7, 20, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 171, 138)
  • HSL40°, 27%, 64%
  • HSL Precise39.6°, 27.174%, 63.922%
  • HSV40°, 27%, 74%
  • HSB40°, 27%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.671, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.671, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.671, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCAB8A
  • DECIMAL ID12364682
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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