Recognised as Colour

#BCB181

#BCB181
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BCB181 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 177, 129 and HSL 49°, 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

#BCB181#BCB181

HEX#BCB181

RGBrgb(188, 177, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6941, 0.5059

RGB percentages73.7%, 69.4%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(48.8, 30.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 31.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 31.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,366,209

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB181;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#434E7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBAE7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB283no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5AAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.1 Burlywood · ΔE 12.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.3 Wheat · ΔE 18.1 Navajo white · ΔE 19.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#818CBC

Analogous#BC9381, #AABC81

Triadic#81BCB1, #B181BC

Split complementary#81AABC, #9381BC

Tetradic#81BC93, #818CBC, #BC81AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EFE5

Lighter +20%#DFDAC4

Lighter +10%#CEC6A2

Darker −10%#AA9C60

Darker −20%#8C804B

Darker −30%#6B6239

Darker −40%#4A4327

More saturated +25%#D4C069

Less saturated −25%#A4A299

Channel breakdown

R188

G177

B129

Red188 (73.7%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue48.81°

Saturation (HSL)30.57%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G B1 · B 81

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BCB181 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,979.431 g/mol
183 atoms

BCB181 has a molar mass of 1,979.431 g/mol, made up of 183 atoms across 2 elements: 182 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,979.431 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule183

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.2869225 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.0423595 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B99.4%

C0.6%

Boron (B × 182)1,967.42 g/mol, 99.393%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.607%

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