Recognised as Colour
#BCB442
- #BCB442
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCB442 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 180, 66 and HSL 56°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCB442#BCB442
HEX#BCB442
RGBrgb(188, 180, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7059, 0.2588
RGB percentages73.7%, 70.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(56.1, 48%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 64.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 64.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,914
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB442;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#434BBD
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 text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#424ABC
Analogous#BC7742, #87BC42
Triadic#42BCB4, #B442BC
Split complementary#4287BC, #7742BC
Tetradic#42BC77, #424ABC, #BC4287
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G180
B66
Red188 (73.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue56.07°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B4 · B 42
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BCB442 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 4,800.841 g/mol
- 444 atoms
BCB442 has a molar mass of 4,800.841 g/mol, made up of 444 atoms across 2 elements: 443 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass4,800.841 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule444
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule7.971984 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.2543929 × 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
B99.7%
C0.3%
Boron (B × 443)4,788.83 g/mol, 99.75%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.25%
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