Recognised as Colour

#BCAC48

#BCAC48
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCAC48 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 172, 72 and HSL 52°, 46%, 51%. 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

#BCAC48#BCAC48

HEX#BCAC48

RGBrgb(188, 172, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.2824

RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(51.7, 46.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 61.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 61.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,364,872

CSS custom property--colour: #BCAC48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 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#A8A8A8

Inverted#4353B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA73Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AE4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CAA197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

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

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.5 Olive · ΔE 19.7 Khaki · ΔE 21.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4858BC

Analogous#BC7248, #92BC48

Triadic#48BCAC, #AC48BC

Split complementary#4892BC, #7248BC

Tetradic#48BC72, #4858BC, #BC4892

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F0DD

Lighter +30%#E5DFB8

Lighter +20%#D7CE93

Lighter +10%#CABD6D

Darker −10%#998C38

Darker −20%#746A2A

Darker −30%#4E471D

Darker −40%#29250F

More saturated +25%#DBC329

Less saturated −25%#9D9567

Channel breakdown

R188

G172

B72

Red188 (73.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue51.72°

Saturation (HSL)46.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B 48

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BCaC48 (chemical formula)

Formula
627.416 g/mol
50 atoms

BCaC48 has a molar mass of 627.416 g/mol, made up of 50 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ca, 48 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass627.416 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule50

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0418488 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.5983219 × 10^20

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

B1.7%

Ca6.4%

C91.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.723%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 6.388%

Carbon (C × 48)576.528 g/mol, 91.889%

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