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#BC6039

#BC6039 is a mid-tone, rich orange, close to the color Maple. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 37.6% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 53% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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4.87:1 AA
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC6039 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BC6039
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BC6039?

#BC6039 is a mid-tone, rich orange, close to the color Maple. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 37.6% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 53% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BC6039 in RGB?

#BC6039 is rgb(188, 96, 57): 188 red, 96 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BC6039 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 70, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BC6039?

PANTONE 471 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BC6039?

Its complement #2183A8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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