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#bc9d20

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

RGB
188, 157, 32
HSL
48°, 71%, 43%
CMYK
0, 17, 83, 26
Luminance
0.3491

Every format

HEX#bc9d20
RGBrgb(188, 157, 32)
HSLhsl(48, 71%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 83%, 26%)
LABlab(65.7 -0.4 63.2)
LCHlch(65.7 63.2 90.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.704 0.136 93.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9d20;
background-color: #bc9d20;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9d20] bg-[#bc9d20]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9d20;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.616, blue: 0.125)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9d20")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9d20 on white: 2.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9d20 on black: 7.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green61.6%
Blue12.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.5%
Yellow83.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc9d20 text on a black background

contrast 7.98:1

Card sample

#bc9d20 text on a white background

contrast 2.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9d20;
Background color
Panel with #bc9d20 background
background-color: #bc9d20;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9d20;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 157, 32, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 157, 32, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9d20;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9d20, #73BC20);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9d20

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9d20 in the Color Lab