Recognised as Colour
#BCB07F
- #BCB07F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCB07F is a yellow with RGB values 188, 176, 127 and HSL 48°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCB07F#BCB07F
HEX#BCB07F
RGBrgb(188, 176, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.498
RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(48.2, 31.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 32.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 32.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,951
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB07F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 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#434F80
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F8BBC
Analogous#BC927F, #AABC7F
Triadic#7FBCB0, #B07FBC
Split complementary#7FAABC, #917FBC
Tetradic#7FBC92, #7F8BBC, #BC7FAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G176
B127
Red188 (73.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue48.2°
Saturation (HSL)31.28%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B 7F
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