Recognised as Colour
#BC900C
- #BC900C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BC900C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 144, 12 and HSL 45°, 88%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BC900C#BC900C
HEX#BC900C
RGBrgb(188, 144, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5647, 0.0471
RGB percentages73.7%, 56.5%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(45, 88%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 93.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.4%, 93.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,357,644
CSS custom property--colour: #BC900C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#436FF3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0C38BC
Analogous#BC380C, #90BC0C
Triadic#0CBC90, #900CBC
Split complementary#0C90BC, #380CBC
Tetradic#0CBC38, #0C38BC, #BC0C90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G144
B12
Red188 (73.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 90 · B 0C
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BC900C (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 10,832.721 g/mol
- 902 atoms
BC900C has a molar mass of 10,832.721 g/mol, made up of 902 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 901 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass10,832.721 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule902
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.7988156 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram5.5592134 × 10^19
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B0.1%
C99.9%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.1%
Carbon (C × 901)10,821.911 g/mol, 99.9%
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