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#BCA294 closest to Hickory

#BCA294 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Hickory. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.5% green and 58.0% blue (rgb(188, 162, 148)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 23% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black. #BCA294 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.73:1.

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Variations of #BCA294

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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#BCA294 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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#BCA294 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCA294 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFA994
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A493
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEA493
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFA994
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3A794
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C49E9E
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFA099
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA6A3

#BCA294 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#BCA294 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.73:1 Very good#BCA294 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCA294 in CSS

/* Hickory */
.color { color: #BCA294; }
.background { background-color: #BCA294; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCA294; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 162 148);
color: hsl(21 23% 66%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.037 50.1);

#BCA294 FAQ

What color is #BCA294?

#BCA294 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Hickory. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCA294?

#BCA294 is rgb(188, 162, 148) in RGB, hsl(21, 23%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCA294?

The complementary color of #BCA294 is #94AEBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCA294?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCA294: 8.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCA294 a warm or cool color?

#BCA294 is a warm color.