Colour

#BCB07E

#BCB07E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BCB07E is a yellow with RGB values 188, 176, 126 and HSL 48°, 32%, 62%. 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

#BCB07E#BCB07E

HEX#BCB07E

RGBrgb(188, 176, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.4941

RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(48.4, 31.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 33%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 33%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,365,950

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB07E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1

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

Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#434F81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAAD7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB280no 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 23.9 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 text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.4 Burlywood · ΔE 12 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.4 Wheat · ΔE 18.6 Navajo white · ΔE 20 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E8ABC

Analogous#BC917E, #A9BC7E

Triadic#7EBCB0, #B07EBC

Split complementary#7EA9BC, #917EBC

Tetradic#7EBC91, #7E8ABC, #BC7EA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EEE3

Lighter +20%#DFD9C1

Lighter +10%#CDC5A0

Darker −10%#AB9B5C

Darker −20%#8C7F48

Darker −30%#6A6037

Darker −40%#484226

More saturated +25%#D5BF66

Less saturated −25%#A4A197

Channel breakdown

R188

G176

B126

Red188 (73.7%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue48.39°

Saturation (HSL)31.63%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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