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#BC7D01 Color

#BC7D01 is rgb(188, 125, 1) in RGB, hsl(40, 99%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 99%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC7D01
HEX#BC7D01
RGBrgb(188, 125, 1)
HSLhsl(40, 99%, 37%)
HSVhsv(40, 99%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 99%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.135 73.8)
LABlab(57.93% 19.48 63.40)
LCHlch(57.93% 66.33 72.92)

What #BC7D01 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 #BC7D01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 5.35Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 6.69Caramel#C68E17ΔE 6.91Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 9.33Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 11.65Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 12.06

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

#BC7D01 Channel Values

How #BC7D01 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 125 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 99% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 99% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 99% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC7D01 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC7D01 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC7D01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC7D01; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC7D01
Complementary
#013FBC
Analogous
#BC2001
Analogous
#9DBC01
Triadic
#01BC7D
Triadic
#7D01BC
Split comp.
#019DBC
Split comp.
#2001BC

Tints & Shades of #BC7D01

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.

Tints

#E99C01
#FEB016
#FEC043
#FECF71
#FFDF9F
#FFECC7

Shades

#A26D01
#8E5F01
#754E01
#5B3D00
#422C00
#2E1F00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC7D01.

How #BC7D01 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#BC7D01
Protanopia#8A8A00
Protanomaly#A18500
Deuteranopia#969600
Deuteranomaly#A68C00
Tritanopia#C07575
Tritanomaly#BF795C
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC7D01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc7d01: #BC7D01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC7D01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc7d01': '#BC7D01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.490, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_bc7d01">#BC7D01</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC7D01"

More Yellow Colors

#BC7D01 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#BC7D01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC7D01?

#BC7D01 is a dark yellow — rgb(188, 125, 1) in RGB and hsl(40, 99%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #BC7D01?

#BC7D01 is rgb(188, 125, 1) — red 188, green 125, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC7D01?

#BC7D01 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 99%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC7D01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC7D01 scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC7D01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC7D01 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 6.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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