Colour
#BCA209
- #BCA209
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCA209 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 162, 9 and HSL 51°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BCA209#BCA209
HEX#BCA209
RGBrgb(188, 162, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6353, 0.0353
RGB percentages73.7%, 63.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(51.3, 90.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 95.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 95.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,362,249
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#435DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0923BC
Analogous#BC4809, #7DBC09
Triadic#09BCA2, #A209BC
Split complementary#097DBC, #4809BC
Tetradic#09BC49, #0923BC, #BC097D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G162
B9
Red188 (73.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue51.28°
Saturation (HSL)90.86%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A2 · B 09
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