Recognised as Colour
#BCB278
- #BCB278
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCB278 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 178, 120 and HSL 51°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCB278#BCB278
HEX#BCB278
RGBrgb(188, 178, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.698, 0.4706
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.8%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(51.2, 33.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 36.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 36.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,456
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB278;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#434D87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7882BC
Analogous#BC9078, #A4BC78
Triadic#78BCB2, #B278BC
Split complementary#78A4BC, #9078BC
Tetradic#78BC90, #7882BC, #BC78A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G178
B120
Red188 (73.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue51.18°
Saturation (HSL)33.66%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B2 · B 78
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BCB278 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 3,028.001 g/mol
- 280 atoms
BCB278 has a molar mass of 3,028.001 g/mol, made up of 280 atoms across 2 elements: 279 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass3,028.001 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule280
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule5.028114 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.9888173 × 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
B99.6%
C0.4%
Boron (B × 279)3,015.99 g/mol, 99.603%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.397%
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