Recognised as Colour

#BCBA96

#BCBA96
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BCBA96 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 186, 150 and HSL 57°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BCBA96#BCBA96

HEX#BCBA96

RGBrgb(188, 186, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.5882

RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(56.8, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 1.1%, 20.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,368,534

CSS custom property--colour: #BCBA96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#434569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1B794no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2B997no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#C2B5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.9 Wheat · ΔE 16.9 Burlywood · ΔE 17 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7 Silver · ΔE 19.5 Bisque · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9698BC

Analogous#BCA796, #ABBC96

Triadic#96BCBA, #BA96BC

Split complementary#96ABBC, #A796BC

Tetradic#96BCA7, #9698BC, #BC96AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F7F3

Lighter +20%#E4E3D4

Lighter +10%#D0CEB5

Darker −10%#A8A677

Darker −20%#908D5C

Darker −30%#716F48

Darker −40%#525034

More saturated +25%#D2CD81

Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R188

G186

B150

Red188 (73.7%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue56.84°

Saturation (HSL)22.09%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B 96

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BCBa96 (chemical formula)

Formula
13,206.501 g/mol
98 atoms

BCBa96 has a molar mass of 13,206.501 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × C, 96 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,206.501 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1929911 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.5599821 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

C0.1%

Ba99.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.082%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.091%

Barium (Ba × 96)13,183.68 g/mol, 99.827%

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