Colour
#BCB9AD
- #BCB9AD
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB9AD is a yellow with RGB values 188, 185, 173 and HSL 48°, 10%, 71%. 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
#BCB9AD#BCB9AD
HEX#BCB9AD
RGBrgb(188, 185, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7255, 0.6784
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(48, 10.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,301
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB9AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#434652
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 text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB0BC
Analogous#BCB1AD, #B8BCAD
Triadic#ADBCB9, #B9ADBC
Split complementary#ADB8BC, #B2ADBC
Tetradic#ADBCB1, #ADB0BC, #BCADB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G185
B173
Red188 (73.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)10.07%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B9 · B AD
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