Colour
#BCB395
- #BCB395
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCB395 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 179, 149 and HSL 46°, 23%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCB395#BCB395
HEX#BCB395
RGBrgb(188, 179, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.702, 0.5843
RGB percentages73.7%, 70.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(46.2, 22.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 20.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 20.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,741
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB395;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#434C6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#959EBC
Analogous#BCA095, #B2BC95
Triadic#95BCB3, #B395BC
Split complementary#95B2BC, #A095BC
Tetradic#95BCA0, #959EBC, #BC95B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G179
B149
Red188 (73.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)22.54%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B3 · B 95
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