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Colour

#BCA543

  • #BCA543
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCA543 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 165, 67 and HSL 49°, 47%, 50%. 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 khaki.

Colour values

#BCA543#BCA543
HEX#BCA543
RGBrgb(188, 165, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.2627
RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(48.6, 47.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 64.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 64.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,075
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA543;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#435ABC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A238no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA9990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.8Olive · ΔE 19.4Goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Khaki · ΔE 24.2Peru · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#435ABC
Analogous#BC6943, #97BC43
Triadic#43BCA5, #A543BC
Split complementary#4397BC, #6843BC
Tetradic#43BC69, #435ABC, #BC4397

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EDD9
Lighter +30%#E4DBB4
Lighter +20%#D7C98E
Lighter +10%#C9B769
Darker −10%#968436
Darker −20%#716328
Darker −30%#4B421B
Darker −40%#26210D
More saturated +25%#DCB923
Less saturated −25%#9C9163

Channel breakdown

R188
G165
B67
Red188 (73.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue48.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.45%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B 43

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