Recognised as Colour
#BC9E0D
- #BC9E0D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BC9E0D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 158, 13 and HSL 50°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BC9E0D#BC9E0D
HEX#BC9E0D
RGBrgb(188, 158, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6196, 0.051
RGB percentages73.7%, 62%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(49.7, 87.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 93.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 93.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,229
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9E0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4361F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D2BBC
Analogous#BC470D, #83BC0D
Triadic#0DBC9E, #9E0DBC
Split complementary#0D82BC, #470DBC
Tetradic#0DBC47, #0D2BBC, #BC0D82
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G158
B13
Red188 (73.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue49.71°
Saturation (HSL)87.06%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9E · B 0D
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