What color is #BC9509?

#BC9509 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Prospector’s Find. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9509?

The RGB value is 188, 149, 9: 188 red, 149 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9509?

The complementary color is #0930BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9509?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9509 color

#BC9509 rgb(188, 149, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BC9509 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58.4% green and 3.5% blue (188, 149, 9).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 95% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Prospector’s Find (#BF961F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#BC9509 color codes

HEX	`#BC9509`
RGB	`rgb(188, 149, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 91%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 95%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 95%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 3.42, 66.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 66.46, 87.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.538, 32.208, 4.814)`
Decimal	`12358921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9509, 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 #BC9509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #BC9509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9509; }
.text { color: #bc9509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 149 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9509, #8abc09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #BC9509?: #BC9509 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Prospector’s Find. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9509?: The RGB value is 188, 149, 9: 188 red, 149 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9509?: The complementary color is #0930BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9509?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.