Information about #BC9919 color

#BC9919 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC9919 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 153, 25) (73.7% red, 60% green, 9.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 14 / 64 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #BC9919 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B). Slightly further away sit Gold Foil (#BD9B16) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

The recipe behind #BC9919 is rgb(188, 153, 25), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9919: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC9919 color variations

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

#BC9919 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9919 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9919 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9919 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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#BD5718

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#BD181B

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#BC9919 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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#193CBE
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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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#4719BE
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#198FBE
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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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#BE4719
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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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#19BE9A
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#9A19BE
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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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#3CBE19
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#193CBE
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#9A19BE
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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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#19BE47
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#193CBE
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#BE198F
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Nearest named colors to #BC9919

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

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

#BC9919 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9919
  • RGB188, 153, 25
  • CMYK0, 14, 64, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 153, 25)
  • HSL47°, 77%, 42%
  • HSL Precise47.117°, 76.526%, 41.765%
  • HSV47°, 87%, 74%
  • HSB47°, 87%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.600, 0.098)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.600, 0.098, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.600, 0.098)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9919
  • DECIMAL ID12359961
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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