All About Color #BC9C8F

#BC9C8F

About #BC9C8F

#BC9C8F is a light orange color with the hex code #BC9C8F. In RGB it is red 188, green 156, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 17°, saturation 25%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 24%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.53:1 on white and 8.29:1 on black.

#BC9C8F Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 9C, 8F
CMYK0.00%, 17.02%, 23.94%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 156, 143
HSL17°, 25%, 65%
RGB Octal274, 234, 217
HSV (HSB)17.33°, 23.94%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10011100, 10001111
CIE-L*AB66.86, 9.83, 11.24
RGB Percent73.73%, 61.18%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH66.86, 14.93, 48.83
XYZ37.59, 36.45, 31.04
CIE-L*UV66.86, 20.93, 13.84
xyY0.36, 0.35, 36.45
Hunter-Lab60.38, 5.47, 11.78
RYB73.73%, 63.25%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC9C8F on a dark background: contrast 8.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC9C8F on a light background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC9C8F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC9C8F · #DECFC9 · #966B5A · #8FAFBC · #C9D8DE

Analogous palette

#BC8FAF · #BC8F99 · #BC9C8F · #BCB28F · #AFBC8F

Triadic palette

#BC9C8F · #8FBC9C · #9C8FBC · #DECFC9 · #C9DECF

Tetradic palette

#BC9C8F · #99BC8F · #8FAFBC · #B28FBC · #966B5A

Monochromatic palette

#705043 · #9F7260 · #BC9C8F · #D9C6BF · #F5F1EF

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