Recognised as Colour
#BCB279
- #BCB279
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCB279 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 178, 121 and HSL 51°, 33%, 61%. 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
#BCB279#BCB279
HEX#BCB279
RGBrgb(188, 178, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.698, 0.4745
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(51, 33.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 35.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 35.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,457
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB279;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 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#434D86
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#7983BC
Analogous#BC9179, #A5BC79
Triadic#79BCB2, #B279BC
Split complementary#79A5BC, #9179BC
Tetradic#79BC91, #7983BC, #BC79A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G178
B121
Red188 (73.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue51.04°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B2 · B 79
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BCB279 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 3,038.811 g/mol
- 281 atoms
BCB279 has a molar mass of 3,038.811 g/mol, made up of 281 atoms across 2 elements: 280 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass3,038.811 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule281
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule5.0460644 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.9817425 × 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 × 280)3,026.8 g/mol, 99.605%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.395%
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