#BC8A01 Color

#BC8A01 is rgb(188, 138, 1) in RGB and hsl(44, 99%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A01

HEX#BC8A01

RGBrgb(188, 138, 1)

HSLhsl(44, 99%, 37%)

HSVhsv(44, 99%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.136 82.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 99%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A01 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text6.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A01 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A01 Complementary#0133BC Analogous#BC2D01 Analogous#90BC01 Triadic#01BC8A Triadic#8A01BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A01, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9AB01 #FEC016 #FECC43 #FED971 #FFE59F #FFF0C7

Shades

#A27701 #8E6801 #755601 #5B4300 #423000 #2E2200

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