Colour
#BCAD5B
- #BCAD5B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAD5B is a yellow with RGB values 188, 173, 91 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
#BCAD5B#BCAD5B
HEX#BCAD5B
RGBrgb(188, 173, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6784, 0.3569
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(50.7, 42%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 51.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 51.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,147
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAD5B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41334WCAG 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 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4352A4
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 text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B6ABC
Analogous#BC7D5B, #9BBC5B
Triadic#5BBCAD, #AD5BBC
Split complementary#5B9BBC, #7D5BBC
Tetradic#5BBC7D, #5B6ABC, #BC5B9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G173
B91
Red188 (73.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue50.72°
Saturation (HSL)41.99%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AD · B 5B
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