Colour
#BCA60B
- #BCA60B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCA60B is a yellow with RGB values 188, 166, 11 and HSL 53°, 89%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BCA60B#BCA60B
HEX#BCA60B
RGBrgb(188, 166, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.651, 0.0431
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.1%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(52.5, 88.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 94.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 94.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,275
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA60B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 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#9F9F9F
Inverted#4359F4
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B21BC
Analogous#BC4E0B, #79BC0B
Triadic#0BBCA6, #A60BBC
Split complementary#0B79BC, #4E0BBC
Tetradic#0BBC4E, #0B21BC, #BC0B7A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G166
B11
Red188 (73.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue52.54°
Saturation (HSL)88.94%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A6 · B 0B
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