All About Color #BC6E1A

#BC6E1A

About #BC6E1A

#BC6E1A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC6E1A. In RGB it is red 188, green 110, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 31°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 41%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.90:1 on white and 5.38:1 on black.

#BC6E1A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 6E, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 41.49%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 110, 26
HSL31°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 156, 32
HSV (HSB)31.11°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1101110, 11010
CIE-L*AB53.94, 25.18, 55.16
RGB Percent73.73%, 43.14%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH53.94, 60.64, 65.46
XYZ26.50, 21.92, 3.81
CIE-L*UV53.94, 63.99, 48.81
xyY0.51, 0.42, 21.92
Hunter-Lab46.82, 19.11, 27.95
RYB69.19%, 73.73%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC6E1A on a dark background: contrast 5.38:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC6E1A on a light background: contrast 3.90:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC6E1A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC6E1A · #E79C4B · #6C3F0F · #1A68BC · #4B96E7

Analogous palette

#BC1A68 · #BC1C1A · #BC6E1A · #BABC1A · #68BC1A

Triadic palette

#BC6E1A · #1ABC6E · #6E1ABC · #E79C4B · #4BE79C

Tetradic palette

#BC6E1A · #1ABC1C · #1A68BC · #BC1ABA · #6C3F0F

Monochromatic palette

#361F07 · #794711 · #BC6E1A · #E5943E · #EEB981

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