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#BC9B15

#BC9B15oklch(0.6995 0.1388 93.0)

#BC9B15 (#BC9B15) is a light moderately saturated yellow, closest to the CSS color goldenrod. In OKLCH it has lightness 69.9%, chroma 0.139 and hue 93.0°; its relative luminance is 34.2%. White text reads best on it (APCA Lc 57, WCAG 2.68:1). It prints well on coated paper (FOGRA39, ΔE00 0.4).

#BC9B15 in every format

HEX#BC9B15
RGBrgb(188 155 21)
HSLhsl(48.1 79.9% 41.0%)
HSB / HSVhsb(48.1 88.8% 73.7%)
HWBhwb(48.1 8.2% 26.3%)
CMYK (formula)cmyk(0/18/89/26)
CMYK (FOGRA39 coated)cmyk(24/32/99/11)
CIELAB (D50)lab(65.54 4.04 65.20)
LChlch(65.54 65.33 86.5)
OKLaboklab(0.6995 -0.0072 0.1386)
OKLCHoklch(0.6995 0.1388 93.0)
CIE XYZ (D65)color(xyz-d65 0.32595 0.34189 0.05592)
CIE xyYxyY(0.4504 0.4724 0.3419)
Display P3color(display-p3 0.7165 0.6127 0.2185)
Linear sRGBcolor(srgb-linear 0.50289 0.32778 0.00750)
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Text on #BC9B15

White textWCAG 2.68:1 · APCA Lc 57
Black textWCAG 7.84:1 · APCA Lc 52

Color blindness

Machado 2009 simulation
#BC9B15normal
#AD9800protanopia
#B6A221deuteranopia
#CC8D84tritanopia

Tints and shades

OKLCH lightness steps, hue held
#FFED80
#F7D561
#DCBB44
#C3A122
#A98900
#907100
#745A00
#5A4500
#423000
#2A1D00
#150C00

Harmonies

hue rotations in OKLCH
Complementary
#BC9B15
#8297F4
Analogous
#BC9B15
#DA8932
#8EAC40
Triadic
#BC9B15
#00B3D1
#D17CC3
Split complementary
#BC9B15
#41A7ED
#B087E5
Tetradic
#BC9B15
#00B9A6
#8297F4
#E47696

Similar colors

nearest by CIEDE2000

Palettes with #BC9B15

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