#BC8A15 Color

#BC8A15 is rgb(188, 138, 21) in RGB and hsl(42, 80%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A15

HEX#BC8A15

RGBrgb(188, 138, 21)

HSLhsl(42, 80%, 41%)

HSVhsv(42, 89%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.132 81.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 89%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A15 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 #BC8A15 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A15 Complementary#1547BC Analogous#BC3615 Analogous#9BBC15 Triadic#15BC8A Triadic#8A15BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A15, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E1A519 #E9B43A #EDC25E #F2D288 #F6E0AC #FAEED1

Shades

#A57912 #8A650F #73540D #5C430A #453208 #291E05

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