Recognised as Colour

#BC9303

#BC9303
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BC9303 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 147, 3 and HSL 47°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC9303#BC9303

HEX#BC9303

RGBrgb(188, 147, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5765, 0.0118

RGB percentages73.7%, 57.6%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(46.7, 96.9%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 98.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 98.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,358,403

CSS custom property--colour: #BC9303;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#436CFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B09D15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CD847Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 9 Olive · ΔE 23 Peru · ΔE 25.4 Orange · ΔE 25.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#032CBC

Analogous#BC3703, #89BC03

Triadic#03BC93, #9303BC

Split complementary#0389BC, #3703BC

Tetradic#03BC37, #032CBC, #BC0389

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDE58E

Lighter +30%#FCD95C

Lighter +20%#FCCD29

Lighter +10%#EEBA04

Darker −10%#8A6C02

Darker −20%#584401

Darker −30%#251D01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BF9500

Less saturated −25%#A4861B

Channel breakdown

R188

G147

Red188 (73.7%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue46.7°

Saturation (HSL)96.86%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 93 · B 03

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BC9303 (chemical formula)

Formula
111,749.143 g/mol
9304 atoms

BC9303 has a molar mass of 111,749.143 g/mol, made up of 9304 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 9303 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass111,749.143 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9304

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8556382 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.3889816 × 10^18

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%

C100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.01%

Carbon (C × 9303)111,738.333 g/mol, 99.99%

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