Colour

#BCA53B

#BCA53B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BCA53B is a yellow with RGB values 188, 165, 59 and HSL 49°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BCA53B

RGBrgb(188, 165, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.2314

RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(49.3, 52.2%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 68.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 12.2%, 68.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,067

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#435AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A12Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB998Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 18 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1 Olive · ΔE 18.6 Khaki · ΔE 25.4 Peru · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B52BC

Analogous#BC643B, #92BC3B

Triadic#3BBCA5, #A53BBC

Split complementary#3B92BC, #643BBC

Tetradic#3BBC65, #3B52BC, #BC3B93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EBD2

Lighter +30%#E5DAAB

Lighter +20%#D9CA84

Lighter +10%#CCB95E

Darker −10%#95832F

Darker −20%#6E6123

Darker −30%#483F16

Darker −40%#211D0A

More saturated +25%#DBB91C

Less saturated −25%#9D915A

Channel breakdown

R188

G165

B59

Red188 (73.7%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue49.3°

Saturation (HSL)52.23%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B 3B

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Colour values

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