Recognised as Colour
#BCB9A9
- #BCB9A9
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB9A9 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 185, 169 and HSL 51°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB9A9#BCB9A9
HEX#BCB9A9
RGBrgb(188, 185, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7255, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(50.5, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,297
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB9A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#434656
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9ACBC
Analogous#BCAFA9, #B5BCA9
Triadic#A9BCB9, #B9A9BC
Split complementary#A9B5BC, #AFA9BC
Tetradic#A9BCAF, #A9ACBC, #BCA9B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G185
B169
Red188 (73.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue50.53°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B9 · B A9
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