Recognised as Colour
#BCAD5A
- #BCAD5A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAD5A is a yellow with RGB values 188, 173, 90 and HSL 51°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCAD5A#BCAD5A
HEX#BCAD5A
RGBrgb(188, 173, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6784, 0.3529
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(50.8, 42.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 52.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 52.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,146
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAD5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4352A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A69BC
Analogous#BC7C5A, #9ABC5A
Triadic#5ABCAD, #AD5ABC
Split complementary#5A9ABC, #7C5ABC
Tetradic#5ABC7C, #5A69BC, #BC5A9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G173
B90
Red188 (73.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue50.82°
Saturation (HSL)42.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AD · B 5A
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