Recognised as Colour

#BCA824

#BCA824
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA824 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 168, 36 and HSL 52°, 68%, 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

#BCA824#BCA824

HEX#BCA824

RGBrgb(188, 168, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.1412

RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(52.1, 67.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 80.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 80.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,363,812

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA824;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38824WCAG 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#4357DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAB2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 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 19.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9 Gold · ΔE 29.3 Khaki · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2438BC

Analogous#BC5C24, #84BC24

Triadic#24BCA8, #A824BC

Split complementary#2484BC, #5C24BC

Tetradic#24BC5C, #2438BC, #BC2484

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EBBA

Lighter +30%#EADE8F

Lighter +20%#E1D165

Lighter +10%#D9C43A

Darker −10%#91821C

Darker −20%#665C14

Darker −30%#3C350B

Darker −40%#110F03

More saturated +25%#D8BD08

Less saturated −25%#A09340

Channel breakdown

R188

G168

B36

Red188 (73.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue52.11°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B 24

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BCa824 (chemical formula)

Formula
33,035.082 g/mol
825 atoms

BCa824 has a molar mass of 33,035.082 g/mol, made up of 825 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 824 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass33,035.082 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule825

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.4856044 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.8229532 × 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, 0.033%

Calcium (Ca × 824)33,024.272 g/mol, 99.967%

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