Colour
#BCAD05
- #BCAD05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCAD05 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 173, 5 and HSL 55°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BCAD05#BCAD05
HEX#BCAD05
RGBrgb(188, 173, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6784, 0.0196
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.8%, 2%
HSLhsl(55.1, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 97.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,061
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAD05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4352FA
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 text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0514BC
Analogous#BC5205, #70BC05
Triadic#05BCAD, #AD05BC
Split complementary#0570BC, #5105BC
Tetradic#05BC52, #0514BC, #BC0570
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G173
B5
Red188 (73.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue55.08°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AD · B 05
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