#BC8D15 Color

#BC8D15 is rgb(188, 141, 21) in RGB and hsl(43, 80%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC8D15

HEX#BC8D15

RGBrgb(188, 141, 21)

HSLhsl(43, 80%, 41%)

HSVhsv(43, 89%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.133 83.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 89%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC8D15 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC8D15 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC8D15 Complementary#1544BC Analogous#BC3915 Analogous#98BC15 Triadic#15BC8D Triadic#8D15BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC8D15, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E1A819 #E9B73A #EDC55E #F2D488 #F6E1AC #FAEED1

Shades

#A57C12 #8A670F #73560D #5C450A #453408 #291F05

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