Information about #BC9B15 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9B15 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 155, 21) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 65 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #BC9B15 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

The recipe behind #BC9B15 is rgb(188, 155, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9B15: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9B15 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9B15 color variations

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

#BC9B15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC9B15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC9B15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC9B15 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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#BC9B15 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 #BC9B15

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

#BC9B15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9B15
  • RGB188, 155, 21
  • CMYK0, 13, 65, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 21)
  • HSL48°, 80%, 41%
  • HSL Precise48.144°, 79.904%, 40.98%
  • 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)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9B15
  • DECIMAL ID12360469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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