Colour
#BCAF79
- #BCAF79
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCAF79 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 175, 121 and HSL 48°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCAF79#BCAF79
HEX#BCAF79
RGBrgb(188, 175, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6863, 0.4745
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(48.4, 33.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 35.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 35.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,689
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAF79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#435086
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7986BC
Analogous#BC8E79, #A8BC79
Triadic#79BCAF, #AF79BC
Split complementary#79A8BC, #8D79BC
Tetradic#79BC8E, #7986BC, #BC79A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G175
B121
Red188 (73.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue48.36°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AF · B 79
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