All About Color #BC8E4E

#BC8E4E

About #BC8E4E

#BC8E4E is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC8E4E. In RGB it is red 188, green 142, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 35°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 24%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.95:1 on white and 7.12:1 on black.

#BC8E4E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8E, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 24.47%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 142, 78
HSL35°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal274, 216, 116
HSV (HSB)34.91°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001110, 1001110
CIE-L*AB62.16, 10.18, 40.39
RGB Percent73.73%, 55.69%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH62.16, 41.65, 75.86
XYZ31.79, 30.59, 11.44
CIE-L*UV62.16, 35.88, 45.35
xyY0.43, 0.41, 30.59
Hunter-Lab55.31, 5.81, 26.45
RYB61.59%, 73.73%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8E4E on a dark background: contrast 7.12:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8E4E on a light background: contrast 2.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8E4E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8E4E · #D5B890 · #7E5D30 · #4E7BBC · #90ADD5

Analogous palette

#BC4E7B · #BC574E · #BC8E4E · #B3BC4E · #7BBC4E

Triadic palette

#BC8E4E · #4EBC8E · #8E4EBC · #D5B890 · #90D5B8

Tetradic palette

#BC8E4E · #4EBC57 · #4E7BBC · #BC4EB3 · #7E5D30

Monochromatic palette

#513C1F · #896534 · #BC8E4E · #D1B185 · #E6D5BC

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