#BC8A0B Color

#BC8A0B is rgb(188, 138, 11) in RGB and hsl(43, 89%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A0B

HEX#BC8A0B

RGBrgb(188, 138, 11)

HSLhsl(43, 89%, 39%)

HSVhsv(43, 94%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.135 82.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A0B 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 text6.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A0B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A0B Complementary#0B3DBC Analogous#BC310B Analogous#96BC0B Triadic#0BBC8A Triadic#8A0BBC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A0B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E3A60D #F3BA2B #F5C751 #F7D57D #FAE1A3 #FCEFCF

Shades

#A4780A #8C6608 #745507 #5C4305 #433104 #2B2003

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