All About Color #BC8A4E

#BC8A4E

About #BC8A4E

#BC8A4E is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC8A4E. In RGB it is red 188, green 138, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 33°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 27%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.05:1 on white and 6.88:1 on black.

#BC8A4E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8A, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 26.60%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 138, 78
HSL33°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal274, 212, 116
HSV (HSB)32.73°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001010, 1001110
CIE-L*AB61.15, 12.38, 39.19
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.12%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH61.15, 41.10, 72.47
XYZ31.20, 29.42, 11.24
CIE-L*UV61.15, 38.74, 43.50
xyY0.43, 0.41, 29.42
Hunter-Lab54.24, 7.77, 25.68
RYB66.54%, 73.73%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8A4E on a dark background: contrast 6.88:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC8A4E on a light background: contrast 3.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8A4E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8A4E · #D5B690 · #7E5B30 · #4E7FBC · #90AFD5

Analogous palette

#BC4E7F · #BC534E · #BC8A4E · #B6BC4E · #7FBC4E

Triadic palette

#BC8A4E · #4EBC8A · #8A4EBC · #D5B690 · #90D5B6

Tetradic palette

#BC8A4E · #4EBC53 · #4E7FBC · #BC4EB6 · #7E5B30

Monochromatic palette

#513B1F · #896334 · #BC8A4E · #D1AF85 · #E6D3BC

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