#BC8401 Color

#BC8401 is rgb(188, 132, 1) in RGB and hsl(42, 99%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8401

HEX#BC8401

RGBrgb(188, 132, 1)

HSLhsl(42, 99%, 37%)

HSVhsv(42, 99%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.136 78.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8401 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8401 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8401 Complementary#0139BC Analogous#BC2601 Analogous#96BC01 Triadic#01BC84 Triadic#8401BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8401, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9A401 #FEB816 #FEC643 #FED471 #FFE29F #FFEEC7

Shades

#A27201 #8E6401 #755201 #5B4000 #422E00 #2E2000

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