All About Color #BC5215

#BC5215

About #BC5215

#BC5215 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC5215. In RGB it is red 188, green 82, blue 21; in HSL it is hue 22°, saturation 80%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 56%, 89%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.82:1 on white and 4.36:1 on black.

#BC5215 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 52, 15
CMYK0.00%, 56.38%, 88.83%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 82, 21
HSL22°, 80%, 41%
RGB Octal274, 122, 25
HSV (HSB)21.92°, 88.83%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1010010, 10101
CIE-L*AB47.98, 39.77, 52.07
RGB Percent73.73%, 32.16%, 8.24%
CIE-L*CH47.98, 65.52, 52.63
XYZ23.89, 16.78, 2.69
CIE-L*UV47.98, 86.75, 39.97
xyY0.55, 0.39, 16.78
Hunter-Lab40.96, 32.42, 24.78
RYB73.73%, 45.92%, 8.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC5215 on a dark background: contrast 4.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC5215 on a light background: contrast 4.82:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC5215, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC5215 · #EA8043 · #6A2E0C · #157FBC · #43ADEA

Analogous palette

#BC157F · #BC152B · #BC5215 · #BCA615 · #7FBC15

Triadic palette

#BC5215 · #15BC52 · #5215BC · #EA8043 · #43EA80

Tetradic palette

#BC5215 · #2BBC15 · #157FBC · #A615BC · #6A2E0C

Monochromatic palette

#321606 · #77340D · #BC5215 · #E97735 · #F0A57A

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