All About Color #BC481A

#BC481A

About #BC481A

#BC481A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC481A. In RGB it is red 188, green 72, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 17°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 62%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.15:1 on white and 4.08:1 on black.

#BC481A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 48, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 61.70%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 72, 26
HSL17°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 110, 32
HSV (HSB)17.04°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1001000, 11010
CIE-L*AB46.18, 44.66, 48.70
RGB Percent73.73%, 28.24%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH46.18, 66.08, 47.48
XYZ23.24, 15.40, 2.72
CIE-L*UV46.18, 93.92, 35.93
xyY0.56, 0.37, 15.40
Hunter-Lab39.24, 37.04, 23.35
RYB73.73%, 35.39%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC481A on a dark background: contrast 4.08:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC481A on a light background: contrast 5.15:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC481A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC481A · #E7774B · #6C290F · #1A8EBC · #4BBBE7

Analogous palette

#BC1A8E · #BC1A3D · #BC481A · #BC991A · #8EBC1A

Triadic palette

#BC481A · #1ABC48 · #481ABC · #E7774B · #4BE777

Tetradic palette

#BC481A · #3DBC1A · #1A8EBC · #991ABC · #6C290F

Monochromatic palette

#361507 · #792E11 · #BC481A · #E56D3E · #EEA081

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