Information about #BC9A33 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9A33 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 154, 51) — 73.7% red, 60.4% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 54 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC9A33 is a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Karma (#B6A237). Slightly further away sit Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34) and Nugget (#BC9229).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 154, 51)), which gives #BC9A33 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9A33: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #BC9A33 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC9A33 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC9A33 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9A33 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9A33 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9A33 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC9A33 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BC9A33

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

#BC9A33 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9A33
  • RGB188, 154, 51
  • CMYK0, 13, 54, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 154, 51)
  • HSL45°, 57%, 47%
  • HSL Precise45.109°, 57.322%, 46.863%
  • HSV45°, 73%, 74%
  • HSB45°, 73%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.604, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.604, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.604, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9A33
  • DECIMAL ID12360243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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