Colour

#BCA62C

#BCA62C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA62C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 166, 44 and HSL 51°, 62%, 45%. 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

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HEX#BCA62C

RGBrgb(188, 166, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.651, 0.1725

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(50.8, 62.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 76.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 76.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,308

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA62C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38146WCAG 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 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4359D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A212no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDA934no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB998Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Olive · ΔE 18.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3 Khaki · ΔE 28 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C42BC

Analogous#BC5E2C, #8ABC2C

Triadic#2CBCA6, #A62CBC

Split complementary#2C8ABC, #5E2CBC

Tetradic#2CBC5E, #2C42BC, #BC2C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EAC3

Lighter +30%#E7DB9A

Lighter +20%#DECD70

Lighter +10%#D4BE47

Darker −10%#938222

Darker −20%#695D19

Darker −30%#40390F

Darker −40%#171405

More saturated +25%#D9BA0F

Less saturated −25%#9F9249

Channel breakdown

R188

G166

B44

Red188 (73.7%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue50.83°

Saturation (HSL)62.07%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A6 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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