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#BC9124 Color

#BC9124 is rgb(188, 145, 36) in RGB, hsl(43, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 81%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC9124
HEX#BC9124
RGBrgb(188, 145, 36)
HSLhsl(43, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(43, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 81%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.128 85.3)
LABlab(63.01% 9.50 59.22)
LCHlch(63.01% 59.97 80.89)

What #BC9124 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC9124, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 5.91Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 5.96Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.29Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 9.21Light Gold#B29700ΔE 10.79Gold (Metallic)#D4AF37ΔE 11.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BC9124 Channel Values

How #BC9124 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 145 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 81% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC9124 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC9124 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC9124

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC9124; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC9124
Complementary
#244FBC
Analogous
#BC4524
Analogous
#9BBC24
Triadic
#24BC91
Triadic
#9124BC
Split comp.
#249BBC
Split comp.
#4524BC

Tints & Shades of #BC9124

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D8A931
#DEB54F
#E4C472
#EBD294
#F1E0B6
#F7EDD4

Shades

#A37D1F
#8D6D1B
#745916
#5A4511
#40320C
#2B2108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC9124.

How #BC9124 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC9124
Protanopia#999923
Protanomaly#A89623
Deuteranopia#A1A11C
Deuteranomaly#AC9B1F
Tritanopia#C28989
Tritanomaly#BF8C6E
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC9124 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc9124: #BC9124;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC9124;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc9124': '#BC9124' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.569, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_bc9124">#BC9124</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC9124"

More Yellow Colors

#BC9124 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC9124 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC9124?

#BC9124 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(188, 145, 36) in RGB and hsl(43, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #BC9124?

#BC9124 is rgb(188, 145, 36) — red 188, green 145, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC9124?

#BC9124 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 81%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC9124 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC9124 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC9124 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC9124 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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