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#BC8A31 Treasures

#BC8A31 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow named Treasures. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(188, 138, 49)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 59% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 74% yellow and 26% black. #BC8A31 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.82:1.

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Variations of #BC8A31

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC8A31 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC8A31 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8A31 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A99834
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D8C25
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A78C29
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A99834
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE9332
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC7C78
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2845A
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E9183

#BC8A31 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#BC8A31 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.82:1 Good#BC8A31 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8A31 in CSS

/* Treasures */
.color { color: #BC8A31; }
.background { background-color: #BC8A31; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8A31; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 49);
color: hsl(38 59% 46%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.119 78.1);

#BC8A31 FAQ

What color is #BC8A31?

#BC8A31 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Treasures. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC8A31?

#BC8A31 is rgb(188, 138, 49) in RGB, hsl(38, 59%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 74%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8A31?

The complementary color of #BC8A31 is #3163BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8A31?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8A31: 6.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8A31 a warm or cool color?

#BC8A31 is a warm color.