Colour

#BCA51E

#BCA51E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA51E is a yellow with RGB values 188, 165, 30 and HSL 51°, 72%, 43%. 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

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HEX#BCA51E

RGBrgb(188, 165, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.1176

RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(51.3, 72.5%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 84%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 12.2%, 84%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,038

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA51E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#435AE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA92Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 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 text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Olive · ΔE 20 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1 Gold · ΔE 29 Khaki · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E35BC

Analogous#BC561E, #84BC1E

Triadic#1EBCA5, #A51EBC

Split complementary#1E84BC, #561EBC

Tetradic#1EBC56, #1E35BC, #BC1E84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EAB3

Lighter +30%#ECDD87

Lighter +20%#E5D15B

Lighter +10%#DEC42F

Darker −10%#907E17

Darker −20%#645810

Darker −30%#383109

Darker −40%#0C0B02

More saturated +25%#D7B803

Less saturated −25%#A19239

Channel breakdown

R188

G165

B30

Red188 (73.7%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue51.27°

Saturation (HSL)72.48%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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