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Colour

#BCA828

  • #BCA828
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCA828 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 168, 40 and HSL 52°, 65%, 45%. 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

#BCA828#BCA828
HEX#BCA828
RGBrgb(188, 168, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.1569
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(51.9, 64.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 78.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 78.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,816
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA828;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4357D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A305no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAB32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB9B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.5Olive · ΔE 19.3Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7Khaki · ΔE 28.6Olivedrab · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#283CBC
Analogous#BC5E28, #86BC28
Triadic#28BCA8, #A828BC
Split complementary#2886BC, #5E28BC
Tetradic#28BC5E, #283CBC, #BC2886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EABF
Lighter +30%#E8DD95
Lighter +20%#DFD06B
Lighter +10%#D6C241
Darker −10%#92821F
Darker −20%#685D16
Darker −30%#3E370D
Darker −40%#141204
More saturated +25%#D9BD0C
Less saturated −25%#A09345

Channel breakdown

R188
G168
B40
Red188 (73.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue51.89°
Saturation (HSL)64.91%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B 28

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