Recognised as Colour
#BCBAAC
- #BCBAAC
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBAAC is a yellow with RGB values 188, 186, 172 and HSL 52°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBAAC#BCBAAC
HEX#BCBAAC
RGBrgb(188, 186, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.6745
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(52.5, 10.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 8.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,556
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBAAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#434553
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACAEBC
Analogous#BCB2AC, #B6BCAC
Triadic#ACBCBA, #BAACBC
Split complementary#ACB6BC, #B2ACBC
Tetradic#ACBCB2, #ACAEBC, #BCACB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G186
B172
Red188 (73.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B AC
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