Recognised as Colour

#BCB98F

#BCB98F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BCB98F is a yellow with RGB values 188, 185, 143 and HSL 56°, 25%, 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

#BCB98F#BCB98F

HEX#BCB98F

RGBrgb(188, 185, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7255, 0.5608

RGB percentages73.7%, 72.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(56, 25.1%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56, 23.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 23.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,368,271

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB98F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#434670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1B68Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2B891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C3B3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.2 Burlywood · ΔE 15.5 Wheat · ΔE 16.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F92BC

Analogous#BCA38F, #A9BC8F

Triadic#8FBCB9, #B98FBC

Split complementary#8FA9BC, #A38FBC

Tetradic#8FBCA3, #8F92BC, #BC8FA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F5EF

Lighter +20%#E2E1CF

Lighter +10%#CFCDAF

Darker −10%#A9A56F

Darker −20%#8F8B56

Darker −30%#6F6C43

Darker −40%#4F4D30

More saturated +25%#D2CC79

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A5

Channel breakdown

R188

G185

B143

Red188 (73.7%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue56°

Saturation (HSL)25.14%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G B9 · B 8F

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BCB98F (chemical formula)

Formula
1,101.199 g/mol
101 atoms

BCB98F has a molar mass of 1,101.199 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 99 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,101.199 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.828584 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.4687125 × 10^20

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

B97.2%

C1.1%

F1.7%

Boron (B × 99)1,070.19 g/mol, 97.184%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.091%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.725%

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