All About Color #BC8A0B

#BC8A0B

About #BC8A0B

#BC8A0B is a dark orange color with the hex code #BC8A0B. In RGB it is red 188, green 138, blue 11; in HSL it is hue 43°, saturation 89%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 0%, 27%, 94%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.10:1 on white and 6.78:1 on black.

#BC8A0B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8A, 0B
CMYK0.00%, 26.60%, 94.15%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 138, 11
HSL43°, 89%, 39%
RGB Octal274, 212, 13
HSV (HSB)43.05°, 94.15%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001010, 1011
CIE-L*AB60.69, 9.46, 64.01
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.12%, 4.31%
CIE-L*CH60.69, 64.71, 81.59
XYZ29.89, 28.89, 4.32
CIE-L*UV60.69, 41.98, 61.30
xyY0.47, 0.46, 28.89
Hunter-Lab53.75, 5.19, 32.86
RYB31.64%, 73.73%, 4.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8A0B on a dark background: contrast 6.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC8A0B on a light background: contrast 3.10:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8A0B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8A0B · #F3BC30 · #654A06 · #0B3DBC · #3067F3

Analogous palette

#BC0B3D · #BC310B · #BC8A0B · #96BC0B · #3DBC0B

Triadic palette

#BC8A0B · #0BBC8A · #8A0BBC · #F3BC30 · #30F3BC

Tetradic palette

#BC8A0B · #0BBC31 · #0B3DBC · #BC0B96 · #654A06

Monochromatic palette

#2B2003 · #745507 · #BC8A0B · #F2B721 · #F6CE6A

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