Colour
#BCAB55
- #BCAB55
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAB55 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 171, 85 and HSL 50°, 43%, 54%. 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
#BCAB55#BCAB55
HEX#BCAB55
RGBrgb(188, 171, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.3333
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.1, 43.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 54.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 54.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,629
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAB55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4354AA
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 text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5566BC
Analogous#BC7755, #9ABC55
Triadic#55BCAB, #AB55BC
Split complementary#559ABC, #7755BC
Tetradic#55BC77, #5566BC, #BC559A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G171
B85
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.1°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B 55
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