Colour

#BCA94D

#BCA94D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCA94D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 169, 77 and HSL 50°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BCA94D

RGBrgb(188, 169, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6627, 0.302

RGB percentages73.7%, 66.3%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(49.7, 45.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 59%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 59%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,364,109

CSS custom property--colour: #BCA94D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4356B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAC51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA9E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.4 Olive · ΔE 20.7 Khaki · ΔE 22 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Burlywood · ΔE 23.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D60BC

Analogous#BC724D, #98BC4D

Triadic#4DBCA9, #A94DBC

Split complementary#4D98BC, #724DBC

Tetradic#4DBC71, #4D60BC, #BC4D97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F1E1

Lighter +30%#E6DFBC

Lighter +20%#D8CD97

Lighter +10%#CABB72

Darker −10%#9B8B3B

Darker −20%#766A2D

Darker −30%#51491F

Darker −40%#2C2811

More saturated +25%#DBBD2E

Less saturated −25%#9D956C

Channel breakdown

R188

G169

B77

Red188 (73.7%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue49.73°

Saturation (HSL)45.31%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G A9 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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