Colour
#BCA91B
- #BCA91B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCA91B is a yellow with RGB values 188, 169, 27 and HSL 53°, 75%, 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
#BCA91B#BCA91B
HEX#BCA91B
RGBrgb(188, 169, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6627, 0.1059
RGB percentages73.7%, 66.3%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(52.9, 74.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 85.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 85.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,059
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA91B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4356E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B2EBC
Analogous#BC581B, #7FBC1B
Triadic#1BBCA9, #A91BBC
Split complementary#1B7FBC, #581BBC
Tetradic#1BBC58, #1B2EBC, #BC1B7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G169
B27
Red188 (73.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue52.92°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A9 · B 1B
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