Recognised as Colour

#BCA320

#BCA320
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA320 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 163, 32 and HSL 50°, 71%, 43%. 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

#BCA320#BCA320

HEX#BCA320

RGBrgb(188, 163, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6392, 0.1255

RGB percentages73.7%, 63.9%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(50.4, 70.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 83%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 13.3%, 83%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,362,528

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA320;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

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

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#435CDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B49F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA72Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CC968Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 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 text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Olive · ΔE 19.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.5 Gold · ΔE 30 Peru · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2039BC

Analogous#BC5520, #87BC20

Triadic#20BCA3, #A320BC

Split complementary#2087BC, #5520BC

Tetradic#20BC55, #2039BC, #BC2087

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E9B6

Lighter +30%#EBDC8A

Lighter +20%#E4CE5E

Lighter +10%#DCC133

Darker −10%#907D19

Darker −20%#655711

Darker −30%#39320A

Darker −40%#0E0C02

More saturated +25%#D8B604

Less saturated −25%#A1903C

Channel breakdown

R188

G163

B32

Red188 (73.7%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue50.38°

Saturation (HSL)70.91%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A3 · B 20

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BCa320 (chemical formula)

Formula
12,835.77 g/mol
321 atoms

BCa320 has a molar mass of 12,835.77 g/mol, made up of 321 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 320 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,835.77 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule321

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.1314298 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.6916864 × 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, 0.084%

Calcium (Ca × 320)12,824.96 g/mol, 99.916%

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