Recognised as Colour
#BCAB5F
- #BCAB5F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAB5F is a yellow with RGB values 188, 171, 95 and HSL 49°, 41%, 55%. 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
#BCAB5F#BCAB5F
HEX#BCAB5F
RGBrgb(188, 171, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.3725
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(49, 41%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 49.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 49.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,639
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAB5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4354A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F70BC
Analogous#BC7C5F, #9FBC5F
Triadic#5FBCAB, #AB5FBC
Split complementary#5F9FBC, #7C5FBC
Tetradic#5FBC7C, #5F70BC, #BC5F9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G171
B95
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue49.03°
Saturation (HSL)40.97%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B 5F
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BCaB5F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 123.936 g/mol
- 8 atoms
BCaB5F has a molar mass of 123.936 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass123.936 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule8
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule2.0580057 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram4.859073 × 10^21
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B52.3%
Ca32.3%
F15.3%
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