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#bc9c15

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
188, 156, 21
HSL
49°, 80%, 41%
CMYK
0, 17, 89, 26
Luminance
0.3452

Every format

HEX#bc9c15
RGBrgb(188, 156, 21)
HSLhsl(49, 80%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 89%, 26%)
LABlab(65.4 -0.2 65.7)
LCHlch(65.4 65.7 90.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.139 93.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9c15;
background-color: #bc9c15;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9c15] bg-[#bc9c15]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9c15;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.612, blue: 0.082)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9c15")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9c15 on white: 2.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9c15 on black: 7.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green61.2%
Blue8.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.0%
Yellow88.8%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc9c15 text on a black background

contrast 7.90:1

Card sample

#bc9c15 text on a white background

contrast 2.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9c15;
Background color
Panel with #bc9c15 background
background-color: #bc9c15;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9c15;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 156, 21, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 156, 21, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9c15;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9c15, #6DBC15);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9c15

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9c15 in the Color Lab