Recognised as Colour
#BCAC3F
- #BCAC3F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAC3F is a yellow with RGB values 188, 172, 63 and HSL 52°, 50%, 49%. 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
#BCAC3F#BCAC3F
HEX#BCAC3F
RGBrgb(188, 172, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.2471
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(52.3, 49.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 66.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 66.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,863
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAC3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4353C0
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 text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F4FBC
Analogous#BC6E3F, #8EBC3F
Triadic#3FBCAC, #AC3FBC
Split complementary#3F8EBC, #6D3FBC
Tetradic#3FBC6E, #3F4FBC, #BC3F8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G172
B63
Red188 (73.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue52.32°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B 3F
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BCaC3F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 105.919 g/mol
- 6 atoms
BCaC3F has a molar mass of 105.919 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ca, 3 × C, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass105.919 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule6
Distinct elements4
Mass of one molecule1.7588264 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram5.6856095 × 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
B10.2%
Ca37.8%
C34%
F17.9%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 10.206%
Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 37.838%
Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 34.019%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 17.936%
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