All About Color #BC5E1A

#BC5E1A

About #BC5E1A

#BC5E1A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC5E1A. In RGB it is red 188, green 94, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 25°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 50%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.42:1 on white and 4.75:1 on black.

#BC5E1A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 5E, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 50.00%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 94, 26
HSL25°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 136, 32
HSV (HSB)25.19°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1011110, 11010
CIE-L*AB50.42, 33.77, 52.24
RGB Percent73.73%, 36.86%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH50.42, 62.20, 57.12
XYZ24.93, 18.77, 3.29
CIE-L*UV50.42, 76.92, 43.06
xyY0.53, 0.40, 18.77
Hunter-Lab43.33, 26.88, 25.83
RYB73.73%, 56.15%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC5E1A on a dark background: contrast 4.75:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC5E1A on a light background: contrast 4.42:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC5E1A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BC5E1A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BC5E1A · #E78C4B · #6C350F · #1A79BC · #4BA6E7

Analogous palette

#BC1A79 · #BC1A27 · #BC5E1A · #BCAF1A · #79BC1A

Triadic palette

#BC5E1A · #1ABC5E · #5E1ABC · #E78C4B · #4BE78C

Tetradic palette

#BC5E1A · #27BC1A · #1A79BC · #AF1ABC · #6C350F

Monochromatic palette

#361B07 · #793C11 · #BC5E1A · #E5833E · #EEAF81

Generate more palettes containing #BC5E1A · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli