Recognised as Colour
#BCB855
- #BCB855
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCB855 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 184, 85 and HSL 58°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCB855#BCB855
HEX#BCB855
RGBrgb(188, 184, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7216, 0.3333
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(57.7, 43.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 54.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 54.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,957
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB855;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4347AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5559BC
Analogous#BC8455, #8DBC55
Triadic#55BCB8, #B855BC
Split complementary#558CBC, #8555BC
Tetradic#55BC84, #5559BC, #BC558C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G184
B85
Red188 (73.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue57.67°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B8 · B 55
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BCB855 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 9,265.371 g/mol
- 857 atoms
BCB855 has a molar mass of 9,265.371 g/mol, made up of 857 atoms across 2 elements: 856 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass9,265.371 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule857
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5385511 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram6.4996218 × 10^19
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
B99.9%
C0.1%
Boron (B × 856)9,253.36 g/mol, 99.87%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.13%
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