Colour

#BCB578

#BCB578
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCB578 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 181, 120 and HSL 54°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BCB578

RGBrgb(188, 181, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7098, 0.4706

RGB percentages73.7%, 71%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(53.8, 33.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 36.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 36.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,367,224

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB578;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 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#B2B2B2

Inverted#434A87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0B174no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2B57Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C6ADA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

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

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.6 Tan · ΔE 14.1 Burlywood · ΔE 14.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Wheat · ΔE 20 Navajo white · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#787FBC

Analogous#BC9378, #A1BC78

Triadic#78BCB5, #B578BC

Split complementary#78A1BC, #9378BC

Tetradic#78BC93, #787FBC, #BC78A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEDDE

Lighter +20%#DEDABC

Lighter +10%#CDC89A

Darker −10%#ABA256

Darker −20%#8A8344

Darker −30%#686233

Darker −40%#464222

More saturated +25%#D5C95F

Less saturated −25%#A3A191

Channel breakdown

R188

G181

B120

Red188 (73.7%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue53.82°

Saturation (HSL)33.66%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G B5 · B 78

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Colour values

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