#BC9E15 Color

#BC9E15 is rgb(188, 158, 21) in RGB and hsl(49, 80%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9E15

HEX#BC9E15

RGBrgb(188, 158, 21)

HSLhsl(49, 80%, 41%)

HSVhsv(49, 89%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.141 94.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 89%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9E15 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9E15 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9E15 Complementary#1534BC Analogous#BC4A15 Analogous#87BC15 Triadic#15BC9E Triadic#9E15BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9E15, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E1BC19 #E9C93A #EDD35E #F2DE88 #F6E8AC #FAF2D1

Shades

#A58A12 #8A730F #73600D #5C4D0A #453A08 #292305

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