Recognised as Colour

#BCBB74

#BCBB74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCBB74 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 187, 116 and HSL 59°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BCBB74#BCBB74

HEX#BCBB74

RGBrgb(188, 187, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.4549

RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(59.2, 35%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 38.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 38.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,368,756

CSS custom property--colour: #BCBB74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#43448B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B66Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C6B3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 3.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Khaki · ΔE 18.2 Burlywood · ΔE 18.5 Tan · ΔE 19.3 Wheat · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 3.71, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7475BC

Analogous#BC9774, #99BC74

Triadic#74BCBB, #BB74BC

Split complementary#7499BC, #9774BC

Tetradic#74BC97, #7475BC, #BC7499

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#EEEEDB

Lighter +20%#DDDDB9

Lighter +10%#CDCC96

Darker −10%#ABA952

Darker −20%#888742

Darker −30%#666531

Darker −40%#434321

More saturated +25%#D6D45A

Less saturated −25%#A2A28E

Channel breakdown

R188

G187

B116

Red188 (73.7%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue59.17°

Saturation (HSL)34.95%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B 74

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BCBB74 (chemical formula)

Formula
833.571 g/mol
77 atoms

BCBB74 has a molar mass of 833.571 g/mol, made up of 77 atoms across 2 elements: 76 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass833.571 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule77

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3841772 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.2245085 × 10^20

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

B98.6%

C1.4%

Boron (B × 76)821.56 g/mol, 98.559%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.441%

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