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#BC9924 Color

#BC9924 is rgb(188, 153, 36) in RGB, hsl(46, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC9924
HEX#BC9924
RGBrgb(188, 153, 36)
HSLhsl(46, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(46, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 81%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.132 90.8)
LABlab(65.07% 5.36 60.94)
LCHlch(65.07% 61.18 84.98)

What #BC9924 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 #BC9924, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 5.11Light Gold#B29700ΔE 6.9Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 7.35Gold (Metallic)#D4AF37ΔE 8.44Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.55Caramel#C68E17ΔE 10.38

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

#BC9924 Channel Values

How #BC9924 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 153 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 81% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC9924 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC9924 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC9924

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC9924; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC9924
Complementary
#2448BC
Analogous
#BC4D24
Analogous
#94BC24
Triadic
#24BC99
Triadic
#9924BC
Split comp.
#2494BC
Split comp.
#4D24BC

Tints & Shades of #BC9924

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

#D8B131
#DEBC4F
#E4C972
#EBD694
#F1E3B6
#F7EFD4

Shades

#A3841F
#8D731B
#745E16
#5A4911
#40340C
#2B2308

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC9924.

How #BC9924 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#BC9924
Protanopia#A0A023
Protanomaly#AC9D23
Deuteranopia#A6A61D
Deuteranomaly#AFA120
Tritanopia#C29090
Tritanomaly#C09474
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC9924 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc9924: #BC9924;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC9924;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc9924': '#BC9924' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.600, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_bc9924">#BC9924</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC9924"

More Yellow Colors

#BC9924 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#BC9924 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC9924?

#BC9924 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(188, 153, 36) in RGB and hsl(46, 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #BC9924?

#BC9924 is rgb(188, 153, 36) — red 188, green 153, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC9924?

#BC9924 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 81%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC9924 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC9924 scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC9924 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC9924 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 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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