All About Color #BC8B29

#BC8B29

About #BC8B29

#BC8B29 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC8B29. In RGB it is red 188, green 139, blue 41; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 26%, 78%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.06:1 on white and 6.86:1 on black.

#BC8B29 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8B, 29
CMYK0.00%, 26.06%, 78.19%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 139, 41
HSL40°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 213, 51
HSV (HSB)40.00°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001011, 101001
CIE-L*AB61.06, 9.68, 56.10
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.51%, 16.08%
CIE-L*CH61.06, 56.93, 80.21
XYZ30.37, 29.32, 6.16
CIE-L*UV61.06, 40.34, 56.92
xyY0.46, 0.45, 29.32
Hunter-Lab54.14, 5.37, 31.16
RYB44.90%, 73.73%, 16.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8B29 on a dark background: contrast 6.86:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC8B29 on a light background: contrast 3.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8B29, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8B29 · #DDB564 · #715419 · #295ABC · #648DDD

Analogous palette

#BC295A · #BC4229 · #BC8B29 · #A4BC29 · #5ABC29

Triadic palette

#BC8B29 · #29BC8B · #8B29BC · #DDB564 · #64DDB5

Tetradic palette

#BC8B29 · #29BC42 · #295ABC · #BC29A4 · #715419

Monochromatic palette

#3F2E0E · #7D5D1C · #BC8B29 · #DAAF58 · #E8CD96

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