Colour
#BCB98D
- #BCB98D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCB98D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 185, 141 and HSL 56°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCB98D#BCB98D
HEX#BCB98D
RGBrgb(188, 185, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7255, 0.5529
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(56.2, 26%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 25%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 25%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,269
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB98D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#434672
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 text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D90BC
Analogous#BCA28D, #A8BC8D
Triadic#8DBCB9, #B98DBC
Split complementary#8DA8BC, #A28DBC
Tetradic#8DBCA2, #8D90BC, #BC8DA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G185
B141
Red188 (73.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue56.17°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B9 · B 8D
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