What color is #BC9229?

#BC9229 is a moderate orange known as Nugget. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nugget?

The RGB value is 188, 146, 41: 188 red, 146 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nugget?

The complementary color is #2953BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9229?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nugget color: hex code #BC9229

#BC9229 rgb(188, 146, 41)

Shades of brown

Nugget has the hex code #BC9229. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 57.3% green and 16.1% blue (188, 146, 41).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 64% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 78% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

Nugget (#BC9229) color codes

HEX	`#BC9229`
RGB	`rgb(188, 146, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 57.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 64%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 78%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 78%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, 5.84, 57.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 58.06, 84.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.42, 31.411, 6.506)`
Decimal	`12358185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nugget, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BC9229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BC9229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9229; }
.text { color: #bc9229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 146 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9229, #9cbc29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #BC9229 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC9229?: #BC9229 is a moderate orange known as Nugget. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nugget?: The RGB value is 188, 146, 41: 188 red, 146 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nugget?: The complementary color is #2953BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9229?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.