Colour

#BCA81A

#BCA81A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA81A is a yellow with RGB values 188, 168, 26 and HSL 53°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BCA81A

RGBrgb(188, 168, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.102

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(52.6, 75.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 86.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 86.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,802

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA81A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4357E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAB28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Olive · ΔE 20.8 Gold · ΔE 27.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4 Khaki · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A2EBC

Analogous#BC571A, #7FBC1A

Triadic#1ABCA8, #A81ABC

Split complementary#1A7FBC, #571ABC

Tetradic#1ABC57, #1A2EBC, #BC1A7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EBAE

Lighter +30%#EEE081

Lighter +20%#E7D555

Lighter +10%#E1CA28

Darker −10%#8F8014

Darker −20%#62580E

Darker −30%#363007

Darker −40%#090801

More saturated +25%#D6BC00

Less saturated −25%#A19435

Channel breakdown

R188

G168

B26

Red188 (73.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue52.59°

Saturation (HSL)75.7%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B 1A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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