#BC8A20 Color

#BC8A20 is rgb(188, 138, 32) in RGB and hsl(41, 71%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A20

HEX#BC8A20

RGBrgb(188, 138, 32)

HSLhsl(41, 71%, 43%)

HSVhsv(41, 83%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.128 80.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 83%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A20 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A20 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A20 Complementary#2051BC Analogous#BC3C20 Analogous#9FBC20 Triadic#20BC8A Triadic#8A20BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A20, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DBA329 #E1B24C #E7C16F #ECCE8E #F2DDB1 #F8ECD3

Shades

#A1771B #8C6718 #715413 #5C4310 #41300B #2C2007

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