#BC9C20 Color

#BC9C20 is rgb(188, 156, 32) in RGB and hsl(48, 71%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9C20

HEX#BC9C20

RGBrgb(188, 156, 32)

HSLhsl(48, 71%, 43%)

HSVhsv(48, 83%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.135 93)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 83%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9C20 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9C20 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9C20 Complementary#203FBC Analogous#BC4F20 Analogous#8DBC20 Triadic#20BC9C Triadic#9C20BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9C20, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DBB729 #E1C34C #E7CF6F #ECD98E #F2E5B1 #F8F0D3

Shades

#A1871B #8C7418 #715F13 #5C4C10 #41370B #2C2407

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