Colour

#BCB07D

#BCB07D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BCB07D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 176, 125 and HSL 49°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BCB07D#BCB07D

HEX#BCB07D

RGBrgb(188, 176, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.4902

RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 49%

HSLhsl(48.6, 32%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 33.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 33.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,365,949

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB07D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#434F82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAAD79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB27Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A9A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.7 Burlywood · ΔE 12 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.9 Wheat · ΔE 18.7 Navajo white · ΔE 20.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7D89BC

Analogous#BC917D, #A9BC7D

Triadic#7DBCB0, #B07DBC

Split complementary#7DA9BC, #917DBC

Tetradic#7DBC91, #7D89BC, #BC7DA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EDE2

Lighter +20%#DFD9C0

Lighter +10%#CDC49F

Darker −10%#AB9C5B

Darker −20%#8B7E48

Darker −30%#6A6036

Darker −40%#484125

More saturated +25%#D5BF64

Less saturated −25%#A3A196

Channel breakdown

R188

G176

B125

Red188 (73.7%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue48.57°

Saturation (HSL)31.98%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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