#BC990B Color

#BC990B is rgb(188, 153, 11) in RGB and hsl(48, 89%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC990B

HEX#BC990B

RGBrgb(188, 153, 11)

HSLhsl(48, 89%, 39%)

HSVhsv(48, 94%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.14 92.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 94%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC990B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC990B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC990B Complementary#0B2EBC Analogous#BC400B Analogous#87BC0B Triadic#0BBC99 Triadic#990BBC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC990B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E3B80D #F3CB2B #F5D451 #F7DF7D #FAE8A3 #FCF3CF

Shades

#A4850A #8C7108 #745E07 #5C4A05 #433704 #2B2303

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