Colour
#BCBC00
- #BCBC00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BCBC00 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 188, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BCBC00#BCBC00
HEX#BCBC00
RGBrgb(188, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,896
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4343FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0000BC
Analogous#BC5E00, #5EBC00
Triadic#00BCBC, #BC00BC
Split complementary#005EBC, #5E00BC
Tetradic#00BC5E, #0000BC, #BC005E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G188
B0
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B 00
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