Recognised as Colour
#BCA20E
- #BCA20E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCA20E is a yellow with RGB values 188, 162, 14 and HSL 51°, 86%, 40%. 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
#BCA20E#BCA20E
HEX#BCA20E
RGBrgb(188, 162, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6353, 0.0549
RGB percentages73.7%, 63.5%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(51, 86.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 92.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 92.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,362,254
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA20E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36564WCAG 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#9D9D9D
Inverted#435DF1
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#0E28BC
Analogous#BC4B0E, #7FBC0E
Triadic#0EBCA2, #A20EBC
Split complementary#0E7FBC, #4B0EBC
Tetradic#0EBC4B, #0E28BC, #BC0E7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G162
B14
Red188 (73.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue51.03°
Saturation (HSL)86.14%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A2 · B 0E
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