Information about #BC9B30 color

#BC9B30 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC9B30 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 155, 48) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 18.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 55 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored golden yellow, #BC9B30 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Nugget (#BC9229). Nearby in the Register you will also find Karma (#B6A237) and Sahara (#B79826).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 155, 48) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #BC9B30 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC9B30 color variations

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

#BC9B30 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC9B30

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

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9B30
  • RGB188, 155, 48
  • CMYK0, 13, 55, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 48)
  • HSL46°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise45.857°, 59.322%, 46.275%
  • HSV46°, 74%, 74%
  • HSB46°, 74%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC9B30
  • DECIMAL ID12360496
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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