Recognised as Colour
#BCAE64
- #BCAE64
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCAE64 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 174, 100 and HSL 50°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCAE64#BCAE64
HEX#BCAE64
RGBrgb(188, 174, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6824, 0.3922
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.2%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(50.5, 39.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 46.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 46.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,412
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAE64;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#43519B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6472BC
Analogous#BC8264, #9EBC64
Triadic#64BCAE, #AE64BC
Split complementary#649EBC, #8264BC
Tetradic#64BC82, #6472BC, #BC649E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G174
B100
Red188 (73.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue50.45°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AE · B 64
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