Information about #BC9F37 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC9F37 is a confidently colored yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Karma (#B6A237). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Gold (#C2A03D) and Brass (#B5A642).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 159, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9F37: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9F37 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BC9F37 color variations
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#BC9F37 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC9F37 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC9F37 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC9F37 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC9F37 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC9F37 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC9F37
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B6A237
#C2A03D
#B5A642
#C6973F
#CBA135
#B69642
#BB8E34
#BDA928
#BF8D3C
#B79826
#BC9229
#B0903D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9F37
- RGB188, 159, 55
- CMYK0, 11, 52, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 159, 55)
- HSL47°, 55%, 48%
- HSL Precise46.917°, 54.733%, 47.647%
- HSV47°, 71%, 74%
- HSB47°, 71%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.624, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.624, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.624, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC9F37
- DECIMAL ID12361527
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
