Colour

#BCA81D

#BCA81D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA81D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 168, 29 and HSL 52°, 73%, 43%. 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#BCA81D

RGBrgb(188, 168, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.1137

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(52.5, 73.3%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 84.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 84.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,805

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA81D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38785WCAG 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 8.76:1

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

Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4357E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAB2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 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 text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Olive · ΔE 20.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.7 Gold · ΔE 28 Khaki · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D31BC

Analogous#BC581D, #81BC1D

Triadic#1DBCA8, #A81DBC

Split complementary#1D81BC, #581DBC

Tetradic#1DBC58, #1D31BC, #BC1D81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EBB2

Lighter +30%#ECDF86

Lighter +20%#E5D45A

Lighter +10%#DFC82D

Darker −10%#908116

Darker −20%#64590F

Darker −30%#373209

Darker −40%#0B0A02

More saturated +25%#D7BC02

Less saturated −25%#A19438

Channel breakdown

R188

G168

B29

Red188 (73.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue52.45°

Saturation (HSL)73.27%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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