All About Color #BC9C4E

#BC9C4E

About #BC9C4E

#BC9C4E is a medium orange color with the hex code #BC9C4E. In RGB it is red 188, green 156, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 43°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.00:1 on black.

#BC9C4E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 9C, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 17.02%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 156, 78
HSL43°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal274, 234, 116
HSV (HSB)42.55°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10011100, 1001110
CIE-L*AB65.76, 2.52, 44.62
RGB Percent73.73%, 61.18%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH65.76, 44.69, 86.77
XYZ34.00, 35.02, 12.17
CIE-L*UV65.76, 26.03, 51.86
xyY0.42, 0.43, 35.02
Hunter-Lab59.18, -0.99, 29.23
RYB48.29%, 73.73%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC9C4E on a dark background: contrast 8.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC9C4E on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC9C4E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC9C4E · #D5C190 · #7E6830 · #4E6DBC · #90A4D5

Analogous palette

#BC4E6D · #BC654E · #BC9C4E · #A4BC4E · #6DBC4E

Triadic palette

#BC9C4E · #4EBC9C · #9C4EBC · #D5C190 · #90D5C1

Tetradic palette

#BC9C4E · #4EBC65 · #4E6DBC · #BC4EA4 · #7E6830

Monochromatic palette

#51431F · #897134 · #BC9C4E · #D1BB85 · #E6DABC

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