Information about #BC971A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC971A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 151, 26) — 73.7% red, 59.2% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 64 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated yellow, #BC971A sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gold Foil (#BD9B16) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 151, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #BC971A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC971A color variations

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

#BC971A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC971A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC971A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC971A 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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#BC5519

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#BC971A 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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#451ABC
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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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#1ABC97
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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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#40BC1A
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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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#1ABC45
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#BC1A91
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Nearest named colors to #BC971A

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

#BC971A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC971A
  • RGB188, 151, 26
  • CMYK0, 15, 64, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 151, 26)
  • HSL46°, 76%, 42%
  • HSL Precise46.296°, 75.701%, 41.961%
  • HSV46°, 86%, 74%
  • HSB46°, 86%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.592, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.592, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.592, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC971A
  • DECIMAL ID12359450
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited0 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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