Colour
#BCB081
- #BCB081
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCB081 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 176, 129 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
#BCB081#BCB081
HEX#BCB081
RGBrgb(188, 176, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.5059
RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(47.8, 30.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 31.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 31.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,953
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB081;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#434F7E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#818DBC
Analogous#BC9281, #ABBC81
Triadic#81BCB0, #B081BC
Split complementary#81ABBC, #9381BC
Tetradic#81BC92, #818DBC, #BC81AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G176
B129
Red188 (73.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue47.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.57%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B 81
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