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Recognised as Colour

#BC9A03

  • #BC9A03
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BC9A03 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 154, 3 and HSL 49°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BC9A03#BC9A03
HEX#BC9A03
RGBrgb(188, 154, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6039, 0.0118
RGB percentages73.7%, 60.4%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(49, 96.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 98.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 98.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,195
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9A03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4365FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A117no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC8C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.1Olive · ΔE 22Orange · ΔE 27.6Peru · ΔE 29.1Gold · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0325BC
Analogous#BC3D03, #82BC03
Triadic#03BC9A, #9A03BC
Split complementary#0382BC, #3D03BC
Tetradic#03BC3E, #0325BC, #BC0382

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE98E
Lighter +30%#FCDF5C
Lighter +20%#FCD529
Lighter +10%#EEC304
Darker −10%#8A7102
Darker −20%#584801
Darker −30%#251F01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF9C00
Less saturated −25%#A48B1B

Channel breakdown

R188
G154
B3
Red188 (73.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue48.97°
Saturation (HSL)96.86%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9A · B 03

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