Recognised as Colour

#BCA318

#BCA318
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA318 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 163, 24 and HSL 51°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BCA318#BCA318

HEX#BCA318

RGBrgb(188, 163, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6392, 0.0941

RGB percentages73.7%, 63.9%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(50.9, 77.4%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 87.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 13.3%, 87.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,362,520

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA318;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 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#9E9E9E

Inverted#435CE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA725no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CC968Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 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

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Olive · ΔE 20.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4 Gold · ΔE 28.5 Orange · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1831BC

Analogous#BC5118, #83BC18

Triadic#18BCA3, #A318BC

Split complementary#1883BC, #5118BC

Tetradic#18BC51, #1831BC, #BC1883

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E9AC

Lighter +30%#EFDD7E

Lighter +20%#E9D251

Lighter +10%#E3C624

Darker −10%#8F7C12

Darker −20%#62550C

Darker −30%#342D07

Darker −40%#070601

More saturated +25%#D4B400

Less saturated −25%#A29133

Channel breakdown

R188

G163

B24

Red188 (73.7%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue50.85°

Saturation (HSL)77.36%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A3 · B 18

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BCa318 (chemical formula)

Formula
12,755.614 g/mol
319 atoms

BCa318 has a molar mass of 12,755.614 g/mol, made up of 319 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 318 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,755.614 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule319

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.1181195 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.7211689 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

Ca99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.085%

Calcium (Ca × 318)12,744.804 g/mol, 99.915%

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