#BC9229Nugget (#BC9229) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.126. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BC9229 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 146, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 78%, 26%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.9 5.8 57.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.682 0.126 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nugget shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c08d20 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c19225 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bc9229 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bc932b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Nugget in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.88:1 and against black 7.28:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d2 · #e9c473 · #bc9229 · #9d7603 · #715400 · #483400
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b9c77d · #baae54 · #bc9229 · #b4782b · #a56232 · #934e39
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a5c29b · #bc9229 · #987520 · #376e1d · #563f00 · #17310b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f2dcaf · #c6baa0 · #bc9229 · #8b7547 · #34529c · #291e04
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf2fe · #bc9229 · #857d6d · #484c53 · #251e0d · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #bc9229
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dab5 · #a6ba85 · #bc9229 · #1c6cb8 · #31406e · #071215
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b7e2d8 · #b2a9de · #bc9229 · #817d9c · #425e70 · #0e1004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5fafe · #bc9229 · #018f9b · #6d2e70 · #360239 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d9fbf0 · #bc9229 · #24917b · #2a468f · #3f0021 · #000010
#C7A24F · #D3B26D · #DEC389 · #E9D3A4 · #F5E3C0
#9C770F · #7D5D00 · #5E4500 · #402E00 · #251900
#B5944C · #AD9664 · #A69779
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.