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Recognised as Colour

#BCA50D

  • #BCA50D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA50D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 165, 13 and HSL 52°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BCA50D#BCA50D
HEX#BCA50D
RGBrgb(188, 165, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.051
RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(52.1, 87.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 93.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 93.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,021
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA50D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#435AF2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA820no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CC978Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Olive · ΔE 21.6Gold · ΔE 26.6Dark khaki · ΔE 30.4Orange · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D24BC
Analogous#BC4D0D, #7CBC0D
Triadic#0DBCA5, #A50DBC
Split complementary#0D7CBC, #4D0DBC
Tetradic#0DBC4D, #0D24BC, #BC0D7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EC9D
Lighter +30%#F5E36D
Lighter +20%#F2DA3D
Lighter +10%#ECCF10
Darker −10%#8C7B0A
Darker −20%#5D5106
Darker −30%#2D2703
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C9AF00
Less saturated −25%#A39226

Channel breakdown

R188
G165
B13
Red188 (73.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)87.06%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B 0D

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