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Recognised as Colour

#BCB42D

  • #BCB42D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BCB42D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 180, 45 and HSL 57°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BCB42D#BCB42D
HEX#BCB42D
RGBrgb(188, 180, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7059, 0.1765
RGB percentages73.7%, 70.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(56.6, 61.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.6, 76.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 76.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,893
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB42D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#434BD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AD0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CAA89Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 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 text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 21Olive · ΔE 21.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.4Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7Yellow green · ΔE 26.4Khaki · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 21.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D35BC
Analogous#BC6C2D, #7DBC2D
Triadic#2DBCB4, #B42DBC
Split complementary#2D7DBC, #6C2DBC
Tetradic#2DBC6D, #2D35BC, #BC2D7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EEC4
Lighter +30%#E7E39B
Lighter +20%#DDD772
Lighter +10%#D3CC49
Darker −10%#938D23
Darker −20%#6A6519
Darker −30%#413E0F
Darker −40%#171606
More saturated +25%#D9CE10
Less saturated −25%#9F9A4A

Channel breakdown

R188
G180
B45
Red188 (73.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue56.64°
Saturation (HSL)61.37%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B4 · B 2D

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