#BC8A24 Color

#BC8A24 is rgb(188, 138, 36) in RGB and hsl(40, 68%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8A24

HEX#BC8A24

RGBrgb(188, 138, 36)

HSLhsl(40, 68%, 44%)

HSVhsv(40, 81%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.126 80.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 81%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8A24 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 text6.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8A24 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8A24 Complementary#2457BC Analogous#BC3D24 Analogous#A3BC24 Triadic#24BC8A Triadic#8A24BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8A24, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D8A031 #DEAE4F #E4BE72 #EBCE94 #F1DDB6 #F7EBD4

Shades

#A3771F #8D671B #745416 #5A4211 #402F0C #2B1F08

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