Recognised as Colour

#BCA715

#BCA715
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA715 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 167, 21 and HSL 52°, 80%, 41%. 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

#BCA715#BCA715

HEX#BCA715

RGBrgb(188, 167, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6549, 0.0824

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.5%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(52.5, 79.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 88.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 88.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,541

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA715;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1

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

Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4358EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAA24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 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 text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Olive · ΔE 21.1 Gold · ΔE 27 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#152ABC

Analogous#BC5315, #7EBC15

Triadic#15BCA7, #A715BC

Split complementary#157EBC, #5315BC

Tetradic#15BC53, #152ABC, #BC157E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5ECA8

Lighter +30%#F0E17A

Lighter +20%#EBD74C

Lighter +10%#E6CD1E

Darker −10%#8E7E10

Darker −20%#60550B

Darker −30%#322D06

Darker −40%#040401

More saturated +25%#D1B700

Less saturated −25%#A2932F

Channel breakdown

R188

G167

B21

Red188 (73.7%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue52.46°

Saturation (HSL)79.9%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A7 · B 15

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BCa715 (chemical formula)

Formula
28,666.58 g/mol
716 atoms

BCa715 has a molar mass of 28,666.58 g/mol, made up of 716 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 715 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass28,666.58 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule716

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.7601976 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.1007531 × 10^19

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%

Ca100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.038%

Calcium (Ca × 715)28,655.77 g/mol, 99.962%

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