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#BC6101 Color

#BC6101 is rgb(188, 97, 1) in RGB, hsl(31, 99%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 99%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC6101
HEX#BC6101
RGBrgb(188, 97, 1)
HSLhsl(31, 99%, 37%)
HSVhsv(31, 99%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 99%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.145 55.4)
LABlab(51.57% 34.00 59.77)
LCHlch(51.57% 68.76 60.37)

What #BC6101 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC6101, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#BC6101 Channel Values

How #BC6101 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 97 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 99% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 99% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 99% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.33:1 vs white · 4.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC6101 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC6101 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC6101

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC6101; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BC6101

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC6101.

How #BC6101 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC6101
Protanopia#777700
Protanomaly#986F00
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#9F7A00
Tritanopia#BF5B5B
Tritanomaly#BE5D47
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC6101 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc6101: #BC6101;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC6101;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc6101': '#BC6101' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.380, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_bc6101">#BC6101</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC6101"

More Brown Colors

#BC6101 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC6101 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC6101?

#BC6101 is a dark brown — rgb(188, 97, 1) in RGB and hsl(31, 99%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.62.

What is the RGB value of #BC6101?

#BC6101 is rgb(188, 97, 1) — red 188, green 97, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC6101?

#BC6101 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 99%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC6101 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC6101 scores 4.33:1 against white and 4.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC6101 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC6101 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 7.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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