Recognised as Colour
#BCBC47
- #BCBC47
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCBC47 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 188, 71 and HSL 60°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCBC47#BCBC47
HEX#BCBC47
RGBrgb(188, 188, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.2784
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(60, 46.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 62.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 62.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,967
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBC47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4343B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4747BC
Analogous#BC8247, #82BC47
Triadic#47BCBC, #BC47BC
Split complementary#4782BC, #8247BC
Tetradic#47BC82, #4747BC, #BC4782
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G188
B71
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B 47
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BCBC47 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 598.148 g/mol
- 50 atoms
BCBC47 has a molar mass of 598.148 g/mol, made up of 50 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 48 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass598.148 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule50
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.9324812 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.0067978 × 10^21
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
B3.6%
C96.4%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 3.614%
Carbon (C × 48)576.528 g/mol, 96.386%
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