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#BC9900 closest to Rapeseed

#BC9900 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Rapeseed. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 60.0% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(188, 153, 0)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 100% yellow and 26% black. #BC9900 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.69:1.

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Variations of #BC9900

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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#BC9900 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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#BC9900 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC9900 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4A115
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AC9700
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B19800
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4A115
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B69E0B
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC8B82
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2935A
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A59C89

#BC9900 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#BC9900 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.69:1 Very good#BC9900 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC9900 in CSS

/* Rapeseed */
.color { color: #BC9900; }
.background { background-color: #BC9900; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC9900; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 153 0);
color: hsl(49 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.142 92.4);

#BC9900 FAQ

What color is #BC9900?

#BC9900 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC9900?

#BC9900 is rgb(188, 153, 0) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC9900?

The complementary color of #BC9900 is #0023BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC9900?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC9900: 7.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC9900 a warm or cool color?

#BC9900 is a warm color.