Colour
#BCAB51
- #BCAB51
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAB51 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 171, 81 and HSL 50°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCAB51#BCAB51
HEX#BCAB51
RGBrgb(188, 171, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.3176
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(50.5, 44.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 56.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 56.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,625
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAB51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4354AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5162BC
Analogous#BC7551, #98BC51
Triadic#51BCAB, #AB51BC
Split complementary#5198BC, #7551BC
Tetradic#51BC75, #5162BC, #BC5198
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G171
B81
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue50.47°
Saturation (HSL)44.4%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B 51
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