Colour
#BCB6A2
- #BCB6A2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB6A2 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 182, 162 and HSL 46°, 16%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB6A2#BCB6A2
HEX#BCB6A2
RGBrgb(188, 182, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7137, 0.6353
RGB percentages73.7%, 71.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(46.2, 16.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 13.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 13.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,522
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB6A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#43495D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A8BC
Analogous#BCA9A2, #B5BCA2
Triadic#A2BCB6, #B6A2BC
Split complementary#A2B5BC, #A9A2BC
Tetradic#A2BCA9, #A2A8BC, #BCA2B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G182
B162
Red188 (73.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)16.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B6 · B A2
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