All About Color #BC971A

#BC971A

About #BC971A

#BC971A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BC971A. In RGB it is red 188, green 151, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 20%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.77:1 on white and 7.58:1 on black.

#BC971A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 97, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 19.68%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 151, 26
HSL46°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 227, 32
HSV (HSB)46.30°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10010111, 11010
CIE-L*AB64.08, 2.64, 63.51
RGB Percent73.73%, 59.22%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH64.08, 63.56, 87.62
XYZ31.99, 32.90, 5.64
CIE-L*UV64.08, 31.74, 64.62
xyY0.45, 0.47, 32.90
Hunter-Lab57.36, -0.82, 34.32
RYB29.00%, 73.73%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC971A on a dark background: contrast 7.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC971A on a light background: contrast 2.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC971A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC971A · #E7C24B · #6C560F · #1A40BC · #4B70E7

Analogous palette

#BC1A40 · #BC451A · #BC971A · #91BC1A · #40BC1A

Triadic palette

#BC971A · #1ABC97 · #971ABC · #E7C24B · #4BE7C2

Tetradic palette

#BC971A · #1ABC45 · #1A40BC · #BC1A91 · #6C560F

Monochromatic palette

#362B07 · #796111 · #BC971A · #E5BE3E · #EED581

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