Recognised as Colour

#BC980C

#BC980C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BC980C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 152, 12 and HSL 48°, 88%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC980C#BC980C

HEX#BC980C

RGBrgb(188, 152, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5961, 0.0471

RGB percentages73.7%, 59.6%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(47.7, 88%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 93.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 19.1%, 93.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,359,692

CSS custom property--colour: #BC980C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4367F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A01Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#CC8A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.2 Olive · ΔE 21.7 Peru · ΔE 27.1 Orange · ΔE 27.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C30BC

Analogous#BC400C, #88BC0C

Triadic#0CBC98, #980CBC

Split complementary#0C88BC, #400CBC

Tetradic#0CBC40, #0C30BC, #BC0C88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9E69B

Lighter +30%#F6D96B

Lighter +20%#F3CD3B

Lighter +10%#ECBF0F

Darker −10%#8C7109

Darker −20%#5C4A06

Darker −30%#2C2403

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C89F00

Less saturated −25%#A38925

Channel breakdown

R188

G152

B12

Red188 (73.7%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue47.73°

Saturation (HSL)88%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 98 · B 0C

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BC980C (chemical formula)

Formula
11,793.601 g/mol
982 atoms

BC980C has a molar mass of 11,793.601 g/mol, made up of 982 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 981 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,793.601 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule982

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9583735 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1062782 × 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, 0.092%

Carbon (C × 981)11,782.791 g/mol, 99.908%

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