All About Color #BC451A

#BC451A

About #BC451A

#BC451A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC451A. In RGB it is red 188, green 69, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 16°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 63%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.24:1 on white and 4.00:1 on black.

#BC451A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 45, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 63.30%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 69, 26
HSL16°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 105, 32
HSV (HSB)15.93°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1000101, 11010
CIE-L*AB45.66, 46.02, 48.27
RGB Percent73.73%, 27.06%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH45.66, 66.70, 46.37
XYZ23.05, 15.02, 2.66
CIE-L*UV45.66, 96.09, 35.05
xyY0.57, 0.37, 15.02
Hunter-Lab38.76, 38.34, 23.06
RYB73.73%, 33.15%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC451A on a dark background: contrast 4.00:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC451A on a light background: contrast 5.24:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC451A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC451A · #E7754B · #6C270F · #1A91BC · #4BBDE7

Analogous palette

#BC1A91 · #BC1A40 · #BC451A · #BC971A · #91BC1A

Triadic palette

#BC451A · #1ABC45 · #451ABC · #E7754B · #4BE775

Tetradic palette

#BC451A · #40BC1A · #1A91BC · #971ABC · #6C270F

Monochromatic palette

#361407 · #792C11 · #BC451A · #E56A3E · #EE9E81

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