#bc992f

Color #bc992f

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc992f

RGB

rgb(188, 153, 47)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 60%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 75%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 75%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.71, 2.28, 57.28)

LCH

lch(64.71, 57.33, 87.72)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.1261, 89.77)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 18.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f52bc

Analogous

#bc532f

#bc992f

#99bc2f

Triadic

#bc992f

#2fbc99

#992fbc

Split-complementary

#bc992f

#2f99bc

#532fbc

Tetradic

#bc992f

#52bc2f

#2f52bc

#992fbc

Square

#bc992f

#2fbc53

#2f52bc

#bc2f99

Shades

Color #bc992f mixed toward black.

#9d8027

#7d661f

#5e4d18

#3f3310

#1f1a08

Tints

Color #bc992f mixed toward white.

#d1af48

#dabf6c

#e4cf91

#eddfb6

#f6efda

Tones

Color #bc992f mixed toward gray.

#b0933b

#a58d47

#998752

#8d815e

#817b6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae58 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b25f · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#ba6d71 · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc992f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc992f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bc992f (#bc992f) is rgb(188, 153, 47) in RGB.

No, #bc992f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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