Recognised as Colour
#BCAE5A
- #BCAE5A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAE5A is a yellow with RGB values 188, 174, 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
#BCAE5A#BCAE5A
HEX#BCAE5A
RGBrgb(188, 174, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6824, 0.3529
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.2%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(51.4, 42.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 52.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 52.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,402
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAE5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4351A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A68BC
Analogous#BC7D5A, #99BC5A
Triadic#5ABCAE, #AE5ABC
Split complementary#5A99BC, #7D5ABC
Tetradic#5ABC7D, #5A68BC, #BC5A99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G174
B90
Red188 (73.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AE · B 5A
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