All About Color #BC8A38

#BC8A38

About #BC8A38

#BC8A38 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC8A38. In RGB it is red 188, green 138, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 37°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 27%, 70%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.07:1 on white and 6.83:1 on black.

#BC8A38 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8A, 38
CMYK0.00%, 26.60%, 70.21%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 138, 56
HSL37°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal274, 212, 70
HSV (HSB)37.27°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001010, 111000
CIE-L*AB60.92, 10.93, 49.70
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.12%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH60.92, 50.89, 77.60
XYZ30.54, 29.15, 7.76
CIE-L*UV60.92, 40.32, 52.21
xyY0.45, 0.43, 29.15
Hunter-Lab53.99, 6.48, 29.28
RYB53.52%, 73.73%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8A38 on a dark background: contrast 6.83:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC8A38 on a light background: contrast 3.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8A38, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8A38 · #D7B379 · #765623 · #386BBC · #799DD7

Analogous palette

#BC386B · #BC4838 · #BC8A38 · #ADBC38 · #6BBC38

Triadic palette

#BC8A38 · #38BC8A · #8A38BC · #D7B379 · #79D7B3

Tetradic palette

#BC8A38 · #38BC48 · #386BBC · #BC38AD · #765623

Monochromatic palette

#473415 · #825F27 · #BC8A38 · #D4AD6E · #E5CEA9

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