#BC870B Color

#BC870B is rgb(188, 135, 11) in RGB and hsl(42, 89%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC870B

HEX#BC870B

RGBrgb(188, 135, 11)

HSLhsl(42, 89%, 39%)

HSVhsv(42, 94%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.134 80.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 94%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC870B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC870B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC870B Complementary#0B40BC Analogous#BC2E0B Analogous#99BC0B Triadic#0BBC87 Triadic#870BBC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC870B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E3A30D #F3B72B #F5C451 #F7D37D #FAE0A3 #FCEFCF

Shades

#A4760A #8C6408 #745307 #5C4205 #433004 #2B1F03

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