Recognised as Colour

#BCA70F

#BCA70F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA70F is a yellow with RGB values 188, 167, 15 and HSL 53°, 85%, 40%. 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

#BCA70F#BCA70F

HEX#BCA70F

RGBrgb(188, 167, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6549, 0.0588

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.5%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(52.7, 85.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 92%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 92%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,535

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA70F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38363WCAG 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 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#4358F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAA21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC9A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

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

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Olive · ΔE 21.7 Gold · ΔE 26.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.3 Orange · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F24BC

Analogous#BC510F, #7BBC0F

Triadic#0FBCA7, #A70FBC

Split complementary#0F7BBC, #510FBC

Tetradic#0FBC50, #0F24BC, #BC0F7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EDA0

Lighter +30%#F4E470

Lighter +20%#F0DB41

Lighter +10%#EBD113

Darker −10%#8D7D0B

Darker −20%#5E5307

Darker −30%#2E2904

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CBB200

Less saturated −25%#A39428

Channel breakdown

R188

G167

B15

Red188 (73.7%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue52.72°

Saturation (HSL)85.22%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A7 · B 0F

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BCa70F (chemical formula)

Formula
2,835.268 g/mol
72 atoms

BCa70F has a molar mass of 2,835.268 g/mol, made up of 72 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 70 × Ca, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,835.268 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.7080733 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.1240111 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.4%

Ca98.9%

F0.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.381%

Calcium (Ca × 70)2,805.46 g/mol, 98.949%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.67%

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