All About Color #BC421A

#BC421A

About #BC421A

#BC421A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC421A. In RGB it is red 188, green 66, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 15°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 65%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.34:1 on white and 3.93:1 on black.

#BC421A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 42, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 64.89%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 66, 26
HSL15°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 102, 32
HSV (HSB)14.81°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1000010, 11010
CIE-L*AB45.17, 47.35, 47.86
RGB Percent73.73%, 25.88%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH45.17, 67.32, 45.30
XYZ22.87, 14.66, 2.60
CIE-L*UV45.17, 98.21, 34.19
xyY0.57, 0.37, 14.66
Hunter-Lab38.29, 39.62, 22.78
RYB73.73%, 31.03%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC421A on a dark background: contrast 3.93:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC421A on a light background: contrast 5.34:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC421A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC421A · #E7724B · #6C260F · #1A94BC · #4BC0E7

Analogous palette

#BC1A94 · #BC1A42 · #BC421A · #BC941A · #94BC1A

Triadic palette

#BC421A · #1ABC42 · #421ABC · #E7724B · #4BE772

Tetradic palette

#BC421A · #42BC1A · #1A94BC · #941ABC · #6C260F

Monochromatic palette

#361307 · #792B11 · #BC421A · #E5683E · #EE9C81

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