Recognised as Colour
#BCB9AF
- #BCB9AF
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB9AF is a yellow with RGB values 188, 185, 175 and HSL 46°, 9%, 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
#BCB9AF#BCB9AF
HEX#BCB9AF
RGBrgb(188, 185, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7255, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(46.2, 8.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 6.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,303
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB9AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#434650
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFB2BC
Analogous#BCB2AF, #B9BCAF
Triadic#AFBCB9, #B9AFBC
Split complementary#AFB9BC, #B2AFBC
Tetradic#AFBCB2, #AFB2BC, #BCAFB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G185
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B9 · B AF
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