Colour
#BCA704
- #BCA704
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCA704 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 167, 4 and HSL 53°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BCA704#BCA704
HEX#BCA704
RGBrgb(188, 167, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6549, 0.0157
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.5%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(53.2, 95.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 97.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 97.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,524
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA704;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4358FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0419BC
Analogous#BC4B04, #75BC04
Triadic#04BCA7, #A704BC
Split complementary#0475BC, #4B04BC
Tetradic#04BC4B, #0419BC, #BC0475
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G167
B4
Red188 (73.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue53.15°
Saturation (HSL)95.83%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A7 · B 04
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