Close to Old Gold
#BCA603
#BCA603 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCA603.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.44:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.59:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.59:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCA603 as they’d see it.
#BCA603 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BCA603
What color is #BCA603?
#BCA603 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCA603 in RGB?
#BCA603 is rgb(188, 166, 3): 188 red, 166 green, and 3 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCA603 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 98, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCA603?
PANTONE 103 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCA603?
Its complement #B296F8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.