All About Color #BC8524

#BC8524

About #BC8524

#BC8524 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC8524. In RGB it is red 188, green 133, blue 36; in HSL it is hue 38°, saturation 68%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 29%, 81%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.22:1 on white and 6.52:1 on black.

#BC8524 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 85, 24
CMYK0.00%, 29.26%, 80.85%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 133, 36
HSL38°, 68%, 44%
RGB Octal274, 205, 44
HSV (HSB)38.29°, 80.85%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10000101, 100100
CIE-L*AB59.52, 12.80, 56.53
RGB Percent73.73%, 52.16%, 14.12%
CIE-L*CH59.52, 57.96, 77.24
XYZ29.45, 27.59, 5.44
CIE-L*UV59.52, 45.18, 55.66
xyY0.47, 0.44, 27.59
Hunter-Lab52.53, 8.13, 30.63
RYB47.92%, 73.73%, 14.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8524 on a dark background: contrast 6.52:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC8524 on a light background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8524, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8524 · #E0B05C · #6F4E15 · #245CBC · #5C8DE0

Analogous palette

#BC245C · #BC3824 · #BC8524 · #A8BC24 · #5CBC24

Triadic palette

#BC8524 · #24BC85 · #8524BC · #E0B05C · #5CE0B0

Tetradic palette

#BC8524 · #24BC38 · #245CBC · #BC24A8 · #6F4E15

Monochromatic palette

#3C2A0B · #7C5718 · #BC8524 · #DEA94F · #EAC990

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