Information about #BC9B14 color

#BC9B14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9B14 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 155, 20) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 66 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #BC9B14 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Slightly further away sit Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 155, 20)), which gives #BC9B14 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #BC9B14 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC9B14 color variations

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

#BC9B14 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9B14 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9B14 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9B14 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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#BC9B14 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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#36BD14
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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 #BC9B14

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

#BC9B14 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9B14
  • RGB188, 155, 20
  • CMYK0, 13, 66, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 20)
  • HSL48°, 81%, 41%
  • HSL Precise48.214°, 80.769%, 40.784%
  • HSV48°, 89%, 74%
  • HSB48°, 89%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9B14
  • DECIMAL ID12360468
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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