All About Color #BC9B4E

#BC9B4E

About #BC9B4E

#BC9B4E is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC9B4E. In RGB it is red 188, green 155, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 42°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.65:1 on white and 7.94:1 on black.

#BC9B4E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 9B, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 17.55%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 155, 78
HSL42°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal274, 233, 116
HSV (HSB)42.00°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10011011, 1001110
CIE-L*AB65.50, 3.06, 44.32
RGB Percent73.73%, 60.78%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH65.50, 44.42, 86.05
XYZ33.84, 34.68, 12.12
CIE-L*UV65.50, 26.73, 51.39
xyY0.42, 0.43, 34.68
Hunter-Lab58.89, -0.51, 29.02
RYB49.08%, 73.73%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC9B4E on a dark background: contrast 7.94:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC9B4E on a light background: contrast 2.65:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC9B4E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC9B4E · #D5C090 · #7E6630 · #4E6FBC · #90A5D5

Analogous palette

#BC4E6F · #BC644E · #BC9B4E · #A6BC4E · #6FBC4E

Triadic palette

#BC9B4E · #4EBC9B · #9B4EBC · #D5C090 · #90D5C0

Tetradic palette

#BC9B4E · #4EBC64 · #4E6FBC · #BC4EA6 · #7E6630

Monochromatic palette

#51421F · #896F34 · #BC9B4E · #D1BA85 · #E6D9BC

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