Recognised as Colour
#BCB8A8
- #BCB8A8
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB8A8 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 184, 168 and HSL 48°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB8A8#BCB8A8
HEX#BCB8A8
RGBrgb(188, 184, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7216, 0.6588
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(48, 13%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 10.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 10.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,040
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#434757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8ACBC
Analogous#BCAEA8, #B6BCA8
Triadic#A8BCB8, #B8A8BC
Split complementary#A8B6BC, #AEA8BC
Tetradic#A8BCAE, #A8ACBC, #BCA8B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G184
B168
Red188 (73.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B8 · B A8
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