Colour

#BCA823

#BCA823
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA823 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 168, 35 and HSL 52°, 69%, 44%. 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#BCA823

RGBrgb(188, 168, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.1373

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(52.2, 68.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 81.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 81.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,811

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA823;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.2 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#A3A3A3

Inverted#4357DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAB2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 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 15.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.7 Olive · ΔE 19.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2 Gold · ΔE 29.1 Khaki · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2337BC

Analogous#BC5B23, #84BC23

Triadic#23BCA8, #A823BC

Split complementary#2384BC, #5B23BC

Tetradic#23BC5B, #2337BC, #BC2384

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EBB9

Lighter +30%#EADE8E

Lighter +20%#E2D163

Lighter +10%#DAC538

Darker −10%#91821B

Darker −20%#665B13

Darker −30%#3B350B

Darker −40%#100E03

More saturated +25%#D8BD07

Less saturated −25%#A0933F

Channel breakdown

R188

G168

B35

Red188 (73.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue52.16°

Saturation (HSL)68.61%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B 23

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Colour harmonies

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