Recognised as Colour

#BCA15C

#BCA15C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCA15C is a orange with RGB values 188, 161, 92 and HSL 43°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BCA15C#BCA15C

HEX#BCA15C

RGBrgb(188, 161, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6314, 0.3608

RGB percentages73.7%, 63.1%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(43.1, 41.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.1, 51.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 14.4%, 51.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,362,076

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA15C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#435EA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9F56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A75Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C99791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.5 Burlywood · ΔE 14.8 Tan · ΔE 17.3 Peru · ΔE 22.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.2 Navajo white · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C77BC

Analogous#BC715C, #A7BC5C

Triadic#5CBCA1, #A15CBC

Split complementary#5CA7BC, #715CBC

Tetradic#5CBC71, #5C77BC, #BC5CA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F4ED

Lighter +30%#E9E0C8

Lighter +20%#DACBA4

Lighter +10%#CBB680

Darker −10%#A28743

Darker −20%#7E6934

Darker −30%#5A4B25

Darker −40%#362D16

More saturated +25%#D9AE3F

Less saturated −25%#9F9479

Channel breakdown

R188

G161

B92

Red188 (73.7%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue43.12°

Saturation (HSL)41.74%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A1 · B 5C

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BCa15C (chemical formula)

Formula
623.991 g/mol
17 atoms

BCa15C has a molar mass of 623.991 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 15 × Ca, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass623.991 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0361614 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.6510058 × 10^20

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

B1.7%

Ca96.3%

C1.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.732%

Calcium (Ca × 15)601.17 g/mol, 96.343%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.925%

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