Colour
#BCB7A7
- #BCB7A7
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB7A7 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 183, 167 and HSL 46°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB7A7#BCB7A7
HEX#BCB7A7
RGBrgb(188, 183, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7176, 0.6549
RGB percentages73.7%, 71.8%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(45.7, 13.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 11.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 11.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,783
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB7A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#434858
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7ACBC
Analogous#BCACA7, #B7BCA7
Triadic#A7BCB7, #B7A7BC
Split complementary#A7B7BC, #ACA7BC
Tetradic#A7BCAC, #A7ACBC, #BCA7B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G183
B167
Red188 (73.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)13.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B7 · B A7
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