Recognised as Colour
#BCBB8D
- #BCBB8D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCBB8D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 187, 141 and HSL 59°, 26%, 65%. 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
#BCBB8D#BCBB8D
HEX#BCBB8D
RGBrgb(188, 187, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.5529
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(58.7, 26%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 25%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 25%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,781
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBB8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#434472
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D8EBC
Analogous#BCA38D, #A6BC8D
Triadic#8DBCBB, #BB8DBC
Split complementary#8DA6BC, #A38DBC
Tetradic#8DBCA3, #8D8EBC, #BC8DA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G187
B141
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue58.72°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B 8D
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