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#BC6E4E closest to Oak Palace

#BC6E4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Oak Palace. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 43.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(188, 110, 78)). Its HSL value is 17° hue, 45% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 59% yellow and 26% black. #BC6E4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.48:1.

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Variations of #BC6E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC6E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC6E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC6E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95894D
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83784B
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95774B
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95894D
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1804D
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC6066
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3695A
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #937E78

#BC6E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.83:1 Poor#BC6E4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.48:1 Good#BC6E4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC6E4E in CSS

/* Oak Palace */
.color { color: #BC6E4E; }
.background { background-color: #BC6E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC6E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 110 78);
color: hsl(17 45% 52%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.109 42.7);

#BC6E4E FAQ

What color is #BC6E4E?

#BC6E4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Oak Palace. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC6E4E?

#BC6E4E is rgb(188, 110, 78) in RGB, hsl(17, 45%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 59%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC6E4E?

The complementary color of #BC6E4E is #4E9CBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC6E4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC6E4E: 5.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC6E4E a warm or cool color?

#BC6E4E is a warm color.